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[zoom] / zum /


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At the end of a slow zoom shot, we see the article’s title in Italian until it’s translated for us in English: “A Machine Has Been Invented That Photographs the Past.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We hear them zoom, zoom, zoom, back and forth from morning until past dinnertime.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tractors zoom around, fallen nuts are collected, and trucks cart off the bins of almonds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Others zoom in on parts of the costume and post conspiracy theories about Mike Myers, who played the character in the 2003 film, being trapped inside.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

My thoughts wander around and then zoom in on what June whispered to me.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

That said, TSA Touchless ID also zooms travelers through the checkpoint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Metro zooms out to "extreme weather" events impacting people "at home and abroad", carrying the story of "1 million Chinese forced to flee Typhoon Dolphin as Britain braces for yet another 36C heatwave".

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

She throws a different leather handbag onto the passenger seat of her car, pulls on a pair of black leather driving gloves, and zooms off.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

The film suddenly zooms out, linearly, to two decades later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

The world zooms in around me, and suddenly I’m directly above him, looking on as he approaches the steel door.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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