behold
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The charge into chips by investors has been something to behold.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Or behold their prototypes displayed in a museum behind glass.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He went there and, lo and behold, vibrant flowers awaited him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
He tells me, I try that, it works for me, and lo and behold when the race comes, I might beat him.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
It all added up to more than he could really put into words, maybe more than even a poet could—something beyond the sum of its parts, something mysterious and ineffable and gorgeous to behold.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing behold
"Frankenstein"
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Awkward
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 3
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