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gape

[geyp, gap] / geɪp, gæp /




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But the company's wholesale volumes for the whole year were still down 9% at 6,030 cars, pushing its pre-tax losses to gape by a further 21% to £289 million.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Scientology remains this subgenre’s biggest recurring star, even as we seasonally gape at and praise the high-power talent that legitimizes it.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

As geology fans gape at video feeds that show incandescent rocks blowing from El Popo’s peak, those who live along its flanks have watched with respect and a noteworthy lack of trepidation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

Shops are closed and apartment blocks gape with broken windows.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

But even now, some of the writing remained, and she tried not to gape at it.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas