eye
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Bubble Skincare founder and CEO Shai Eisenman says many of the customers who buy her products—such as the Cosmic Rain hydrating mist or Star Dew eye cream—say $20 is their price ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
"They looked at me like I had a third eye," Contreras told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The contact was imperceptible to the naked eye, but a space-age sensor in the ball had confirmed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Investors will also be keeping an eye on testimony from Kevin Warsh, who will appear before Congress this week for the first time as Fed chair.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
But, though Clare had only one good eye and one good ear, his snout remained sharp as ever.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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He was going to visit around town for a while, might eyen take a look at Abraham Lincoln's tomb, while Stevenson made up his mind about tidelands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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All had ye seen a thing with both your eyen, Yet shall we women visage it hardily, And weep, and swear, and chide subtilely.
From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander
And the second were, that he were like the folk in this vicinage, with his golden hair and grey eyen.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah
So saying to the helm he clung, nor ever left his hold, And all the while the stars above his eyen toward them drew.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Belike she never heard him; she lay in her misery, And the slow tears gushed from her eyen and nought of the world would she see.
From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Morris, William
Approaching audience members to explore their own feelings about their hair, she receives with surprised saucer eyes encouragement to embrace the braids she has.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The 75-year-old farmer's eyes filled with tears as he walked through his orchard in the village of Vosketap, where a breeze from snowcapped Mount Ararat, across the border in Turkey, dispelled the summer heat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
So, I went to scout it out beforehand — and I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Despite his controversies, UFC chiefs appeared to believe McGregor would still draw eyes to the sport and make the promotion money without affecting the brand.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And Dad can’t take his eyes off her.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Shakespeare says, "the cat with eyne of burning coal," and in Middleton's Witch, Act III.,
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
"She has no time To looken backe, her eyne be fixed before."
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various
For licht wis the laughter in bonny Kinreen, An' licht wis the footfa' that glanced o'er the green, An' licht ware the hearts a' an' lichtsome the eyne, Och hey, Kinreen o' the Dee!
From Mr. Punch in the Highlands by Various
Alas, that ever with mine eyne I should see this sight!
From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various
Explain the use and form of eyne, edified, afflicted, weeds, Hebean, impe, compeld, areeds, blazon, ycladd.
From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund
When Díaz underwent the procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow in late April, the Dodgers eyed a post-All-Star break return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Though he's "not praying for hat-tricks", many would have been asking the man above for a favour or two as Scotland eyed up their first World Cup win in 36 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Treasurys weakened slightly as investors eyed the key U.S. inflation data due for release later Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Various media and tech players eyed the brand—with its four decades of cultural cachet, 100 million aggregate social media followers, and Rolodex of Bezoses and Ballmers.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Ella eyed him, trying to figure out what was so special about him aside from his last name and excellent hair.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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But now his physical resilience was under the spotlight - and the early signs at Wimbledon offered encouragement to those eyeing his throne.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a sector largely dominated by China, other major powers are increasingly eyeing the Congolese subsoil in an effort to compete -- with the United States in particular seeking to expand its foothold.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
With the Japanese yen reaching a 40-year low on Tuesday, investors are eyeing when the country’s authorities may stage an intervention to bolster its ailing currency.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
One SpaceX buyer has been eyeing a $32-million pocket listing of his in tony Brentwood for months while waiting for the IPO, according to real estate broker Cory Weiss of Douglas Elliman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Mr. Mosley’s nephew is still here?” his mama whispered, eyeing the lump on the bed as she sat down cross-legged on the floor next to Michael.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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President Trump has so far brushed off questions about whether he is eying a similar operation in Cuba.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
He told AFP that VW was eying other Asian countries and South America as places that might be receptive to its China-developed offerings.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The company is eying a potentially blockbuster initial public offering that could draw more attention to the space sector.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
General Catalyst is eying call centers and rental companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
“Something different?” said the Martian, eying him and the coffee, referring to them both, perhaps.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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