piercing
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It blasted above the 50-week simple moving average starting with a bullish piercing line and engulfing candle in late February.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Gulf allies have also expressed their frustration with Washington as Iran has attacked oil refineries, hotels and other civilian targets, piercing the narrative that Gulf nations are safe places for business within a turbulent region.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
"The most obvious indicator of device quality is the shape of the resonances and we want them to be deep and narrow, like a needle piercing through the signal background," Erikson said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
Malinin was among those in the crowd who gave Liu - the alt girl with her iconic halo hair and lip piercing - a standing ovation as she wrote herself into Olympic folklore.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The anger coursed over her features, twisted her mouth, and her eyes were piercing.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
Vocabulary lists containing piercing
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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