blind
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Using a single blind crossover design, every participant spent two weeks using Hinoki root essential oil and another two weeks using an unscented control.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The prosecution claimed crane operator McInnes had a restricted view of the load and that the operation became a "blind lift" when it moved completely out of sight.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"You're coming in blind? Is that what you said?" the air traffic controller asked.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Gen. Francisco Franco, Spain’s dictator at the time, encouraged cartels to spend their money there, turning a blind eye to the peaceful spending of ill-gotten gains, as long as there was no violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The clock chimed and the window blind snapped open.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
It’s a statement that they lowered the blinds twice, and then they told the media to leave.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
I joke that I like to think I can understand when my cat’s meow is asking me to open the bedroom window blinds, which is where her desired bird-watching perch is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Journalists on the old plane out of Ankara were also told to keep their window blinds down -- a step normally reserved for war zones -- furthering suspicions of security concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
No amount of darkness, earplugs or blackout blinds can entirely silence it.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Levi looks through the blinds before opening the door.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
One party insider who is very cautious about Trump described Swinney as having played an "absolute blinder".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Most shooters compete with a blinder on one eye to keep the muscles relaxed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
He now values blind loyalty and even blinder sycophancy more than electoral appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
This season belongs to Ederson, who has quietly, but very effectively, played a blinder for Manchester City.
From BBC ● May 29, 2023
“I may be blinder than any bat, but I got me a government-issue rifle. It was the one my husband, Mr. Hamline, carried when he fought with Captain Lilly’s Eighteenth Indiana Light Artillery at Chicamauga.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Of course he is Ghanaian and the fact that his younger brother Nico is playing for Spain does not make the blindest bit of difference.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2022
“My presence in Washington wouldn’t have made the blindest bit of difference,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
In New York, though, no one seems to take the blindest bit of notice.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2017
But there is a saying that Carlos, a man of many sayings, sometimes applied to Jorge: ‘‘The blindest man is the one who does not want to see.’’
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
“Certainly. But we haven't the blindest thing in common.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The risk was especially high at night and in poor weather, when they were blinded by the glare of headlights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Are investors too blinded by AI that they’re ignoring opportunity elsewhere?
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Researchers report the first blinded, randomized, sham-controlled evidence that a procedure called duodenal mucosal resurfacing may offer a safe and lasting way to maintain weight loss without ongoing medication.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
A federal jury has awarded $11.8 million to a Los Angeles Dodgers fan who was blinded by a police projectile during a World Series celebration downtown in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
I bet it was the bright sun that almost blinded me and Ernie this morning.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
He also lambasted people’s preoccupation with possessing money as warping their imaginations and blinding them to the existence of more fulfilling possibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Did the fun of the film festival circuit eventually become a blinding limelight, through which Adrian couldn’t see past as he got older?
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
But for the fashionistas, the Met Gala -- traditionally held on the first Monday in May -- is simply one of the world's top red carpets with blinding star power.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
If he did, he would follow it with a blinding save.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
The massive wheels tore deep trenches into the hard soil, the engine screamed, and my world contracted to noise and the stark, blinding headlight.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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