stare
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Meantime, holiday travelers will stare down an average nationwide gasoline price of $4.08 a gallon, and pay airfares that have skyrocketed with energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But we sense from her tattered sweater and blank stare a disconnection.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
I think this pitch will suit that shot and to play that shot you have to stare at the ball right onto the bat.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
By taking on Brontë’s book, Fennell was doomed to stare down millions of overly pedantic literature sticklers, people who prefer their adaptations pure and untainted.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
As we pull on the oars, I stare at the receding shoreline.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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