stare
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So it is worth taking a moment to stare into the abyss and think through what the world—and your investment portfolio—might look like if the strait still isn’t open by Labor Day or by Christmas.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The women stare back at her with sullen but intrigued faces.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
I’m not ashamed to admit that there have been times when those 32-ounce tubs just stare at me day after day, haloed by the refrigerator light, moving further from consumable and closer to petri dish.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
One of the principles guiding those discussions is called stare decisis—Latin for “to stand by things decided.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
They all looked the same to me, but he’d stare at one and throw it away, nod at another and stick it in his pocket.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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