blind
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The study used a double blind design, meaning neither the participants nor the experimenter knew which substance had been administered during a particular session.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
"I fought all alone," says Amal, bursting into tears as she says her ex-husband hired several lawyers but she could not afford legal representation, and her family turned a blind eye to the situation.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The book opens in December 2006 with a 29-year-old Tom Brady anxiously heading out for a blind date with Ms. Bündchen: the kind of scene that tells readers they’re in for something new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
When Madison’s Frances goes on a blind date, her online match says he appreciates that the internet makes it simpler for singles to pair up “within their own vector.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
It’s a statement that they lowered the blinds twice, and then they told the media to leave.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bold Coast Charter’s trips allow participants to land on an island and spend a couple of hours in blinds to see and photograph at close range puffins gathered on rocks above their nesting burrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
She recommends drawing curtains and blinds in rooms facing direct sunlight to stop the air inside heating up.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I found Francis’s apartment darkened, razor slits of light showing through the closed Venetian blinds.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
"And to his credit, he went out and had a blinder."
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
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 was the end of her career for sure, but suddenly that didn’t seem so important because her ribs were aching, and she had a blinder of a pressure headache coming on.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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
One teenager was whittling at a lump and not paying me the blindest bit of notice.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that sun glare had blinded both pilots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
A teenager blinded by a firework on Bonfire Night has called for a ban on them being sold to the public.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“The trial is ongoing and remains blinded as the company works toward enrolling an additional cohort,” Moderna said Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Are investors too blinded by AI that they’re ignoring opportunity elsewhere?
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
The appalling broad orange-and-green check of the jacket and trousers almost blinded the onlooker.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Had I accidentally discovered a supernatural portal where time and space didn’t exist, one where random phenomena of blinding beauty could materialize on this plane without any logical explanation?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
When Calum MacDonald visited a bar in Laos he experienced "a blinding kaleidoscopic light" permanently impairing his vision, less than two days after having a drink.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He fixates on bright, blinding objects while turning away from self-reflection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
And then came a blinding flash and a deafening CRACK!
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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