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sight

[sahyt] / saɪt /


NOUN
horrifying person or thing
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With no end in sight, senators from both parties signaled frustrations with the administration’s plans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

However, without a confirmed source or a resolution in sight, consumers have to make their own choices about how to avoid contracting Cyclospora cayetanensis — a parasite that causes explosive diarrhea, among other gastrointestinal symptoms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

And as Ma gasps her final breaths, she makes her smart little girl promise to never lose sight of her ultimate goal.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Before the knockout round, the brand dispatched teams of local ranchbassadors to multiple stadiums with one goal: pass out samples to every fan in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Clare felt a wash of relief at the sight of another soul, and a great wave of happiness that it was this one.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Pegula will now have to set her sights on this year’s U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Instead, it appears to be needed to connect natural cues, such as sights and sounds, with the ability to recall those memories.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The determined midfielder had his sights set on the 2026 World Cup before he even made his debut for Freiburg or won his first senior cap for Switzerland.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

JPMorgan Chase JPM 0.44%increase; up pointing triangle is setting its sights on small-company deals for its next leg of growth in investment banking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

With telescopic sights, a fine hair in the focal plane of the telescope provides a far more accurate guide to the precise alignment of a star.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The Pakistani navy published an alert Friday warning that a mine had been sighted in the strait off Oman.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

And basically, they integrated sighted children so they could be part of the community and help out.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Eid al-Fitr, which means "the festival of the breaking of the fast", begins when a new moon is sighted in the evening sky.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

I think it’s so short sighted of these guys to get into it for that reason.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2026

He always barked and sometimes, even in daytime, he would start from under the porch, the hair on his back straightening before anyone had sighted a moving speck at the far end of the road.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

“I never saw myself as a rail fan,” said Tobias, a 64-year-old semi-retiree from Wayne, Pa. But after his first sighting, he was hooked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Cambodia's last confirmed tiger sighting was in 2007 camera trap footage but conservationists say they may soon be able to reintroduce the big cats.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

For researchers, the age of the shark may be just as important as the sighting itself.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

Weeks after that public sighting, the “Euphoria” star’s stylist and self-proclaimed image architect Law Roach boldly claimed to “Access Hollywood” on the Actor Awards red carpet that “the wedding’s already happened, you missed it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

But I’m telling you all this now to explain why I was so sceptical about their reported sighting of Ruth’s possible.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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