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blinking

[bling-king] / ˈblɪŋ kɪŋ /


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Back home, those fans who stayed up late - or got up very early - emerged blinking into the early morning sunshine as they reflected on a result which sees Scotland top their group.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

A dozen members of the French navy scour screens for blinking lights indicating movement thousands of kilometres away near the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

The devotion is well-earned: Smith can quote Jefferson verbatim and cites Seneca and Enlightenment philosophers without blinking.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

In that moment of blinking, the whole system kind of said, Wait a minute, maybe this guy doesn’t have all of this power.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

I ignored him as I looked at the back of the device, where a small red light was blinking on and off.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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