blink
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"It was like a blink, and at the same time it was intense, it went so fast," Vaccarello told CNN during an interview to mark his ten years at the brand in May.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
And to create this air of discomfort, Fennell crafted a movie that darts from hopeful to despairingly bleak in the blink of an eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Henry Pollock is determined not to blink first in his contractual face-off.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
They blink as they sit charging next to an ice-cream scoop installer like Ben used.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Mark Zuckerberg named mine “Dash,” and whenever I open Muse, the cute little fella blinks at me as he swivels his necklike body part from right to left.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
One of the last things Hal Jordan’s hologram tells John before he blinks out, possibly forever, will define Pierre’s hero moving forward, along with this series, should it earn a second season.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
“When one blinks, will the rest stop investing in the buildout?”
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
It's who blinks first or last wins or loses, and that's what you want to watch.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
He quickly blinks them away, but Arlo and I see him in the rearview mirror.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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The sun disappeared, the streetlights blinked on, and a shiver passed through the crowd that had nothing to do with the temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We’re a cohort of 19, bringing all of our ideas together to create this moment and now it’s just like boom, here we are. You blinked and now you did all of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was the U.S Treasury market that blinked first and threatened dysfunction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The kids took to TikTok and Instagram to dissect every awful thing Banks and the rest did in the name of goosing ratings, with many wondering why its audience barely blinked at its endless exploitation.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
She tickled Chica’s wrinkly chin till her wise turtle eyes blinked with happiness.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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Every five or 15 minutes, another pager returned to the host stand, blinking and vibrating in the hands of a customer whose table was finally ready.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Her daughter had asked her to move closer and “without blinking an eye, I said yes. It was a no-brainer. It was logical. It was the best decision ever,” Minken said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
For me, among so many other things, I enjoy without measure watching great reporters crack their knuckles and create a saga where once stood a blinking cursor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
During periods of low wind or when clouds are blocking the sun, it may mean having to fire up fossil fuel power stations to provide the energy required to keep the servers blinking.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The kraken twisted its great head to look: for one beat it hung there in the water, blinking its huge gray eyes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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