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stare

[stair] / stɛər /


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Make it a double feature if you so wish, but you might need to lie on the floor and stare at the ceiling after.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

But if his pained stare down the pitch signalled the end of something, what followed hinted at their future.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In a scene that became the centerpiece of the film’s teaser trailer, Holmes fixes Fielder with an unwavering stare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

After reading the memo for a third time, I drop my phone on my desk and stare out the window.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I focus on the ice in the bottom of my cup, try to pretend I can’t feel the weight of his stare.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

One of the women, Patty Atavis, stares intently at the camera with a restless girl on her lap, Anna Whitridge, in a 1848 portrait.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Once awake, Matt gazes at Dr. Corr in weepy admiration; she stares back at him neutrally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Set between 2019 and 2021, Sorkin’s film stares down the dawn of a new decade, preparing for the birth of our current web of chaos, cruelty and thinly veiled deceit.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Governments need to recognize regulatory capture when it stares them in the face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

When she arrives at the door, she stares at the number in front of her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Trying to avoid frightening his children, he silently stared into the camera to show the hackers he knew about them and then unplugged the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Walking past, teammates either stared or smiled at the ears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

I stared, knowing she could find her way home easily.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

She stared at me for a long moment.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

He writes about mountaineering as a spiritual practice, good for the mind and body alike, while questioning why some find that clarity only by staring death in the face.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Watt: Feels almost impossible to talk about this with Michael staring right at me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The real problem with smartphone use may not be how many hours people spend staring at their screens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

You didn’t need nine hours of talk radio to absorb it: These Patriots were overrated, these Patriots were regressing, these Patriots were staring at a season they could be worse than the freaking Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He was standing with his back to us as we talked, staring down at the cold unlit stove.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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