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At first blush, the continued existence of the Ark Encounter and its host institution, the Creation Museum is confusing.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

Thomas’ dissent is, in many respects, more emotionally complex than either his admirers or his critics, like me, were at first blush ready to admit.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

The auction also features several of Monroe's personal make-up products, including lipsticks, blush and eyeliner pencil, which the auction company noted has continued to captivate people on TikTok hoping to recreate Monroe's look.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

At first blush, his lifetime Wins Above Replacement of 0.3 would indicate that he’s little better than the fictional minor league “replacement player” to which MLB players are compared in calculating the statistic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

The darkness blanketed his gaze with filthy shadows and drained the blush of life from his cheeks.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

“They’ve had a curated set of items that they’ve gone after, so whether that be in blushes or in lips or in highlighter or bronzing categories, they’re seeing strength across the board,” Fields said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Will, thank you so much!” shouts a fan, and underneath his thick beard, the pitcher blushes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026

Fighting through a hand injury that appeared to dramatically impair his passing, quarterback Stafford threw a game-saving touchdown in the final minute to spare the Rams' blushes and advance to the divisional round.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Astrid blushes and jumps with excitement, seemingly ignorant of Sophia's jokes.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

He blushed and actually agreed before letting me go home.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025

Instead, they found that when participants blushed watching their own performances, there was activity in regions of the brain involved in emotions.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

It’s a small to medium sized, pink blushed apple.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

When he finally removed the tiny clips pinching off the blood supply from the aorta, the kidney blushed pink, a good first sign.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023

Papa blushed and said, “Well, uh, let’s see, son. It’s kind of like the way hens lay eggs and then biddies hatch out of the eggs.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

In “Ready or Not,” Weaving’s blushing bride-to-be, Grace, discovers that she’s marrying into a family of devil-worshippers who sold their souls for eternal wealth, and they must sacrifice her to keep the money rolling in.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

If, however, at lunch in a restaurant near his Beverly Hills boutique during one of his occasional visits, a screen idol stopped by his table, he melted into schoolboy smiles and blushing laughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025

“If we give $20,000 to charity, and get half a million followers, I’ll conduct a reveal,” he told me, laughing and blushing.

From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024

The findings published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B journal show that blushing was more intense when participants watched themselves singing compared with watching others sing.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

I wish I had lied to spare us from all this blushing.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera