stare
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Men also stare when Rosales brings her partner to these industrial spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Some scowl or stare blankly at the camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"You have to literally stay on duty and stare at the screen the whole time, because you can easily miss it," said Esko, who did not appear to struggle, even late into the night.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A partial eclipse like the one the UK experienced on Wednesday meant the sun was still pretty bright, so far fewer people may have tried to stare at it directly.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I stare at the words, trying to make sense of what I’m reading, trying to find a way to link them to Bubbe.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was renamed after Trump, and his face stares down from huge banners outside the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Scotland finished the opening half strongly, their confidence rising, those worried stares on the faces of their supporters giving way to blessed hope.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
“He stares into the abyss,” his daughter Rebecca Shouhed said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
For what seems like hours, Father stares at the horizon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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I stared, knowing she could find her way home easily.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 2000, he stared alongside American actress Kathleen Turner in the West End production of The Graduate.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Eala stared straight ahead and sipped her water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Amazingly, Wolf pricked his ears and stared straight ahead.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Dressed in full pads, we were instructed to sit in dim, dead silence, staring straight ahead, while the stereo blared “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Listen to your body” is lovely advice until you are neurodivergent, burned out, staring into the refrigerator at 8:17 p.m. or otherwise unable to locate your body’s supposedly innate wisdom about dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It takes me two or three shows to get into it. At first I’m like, why are you all staring at me?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Days after a wall of water and debris ripped through Nepal, Shanti Lamichhane sat on a fruit crate in the dirt where her village once stood, staring at what remained of her home.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
It happens now, when he looks up to find that, once again, I can’t stop myself from staring at him, and he suddenly glances down at the hose in his hand.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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