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[gawk] / gɔk /


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Upon visiting the day cares, Shirley and his middle-aged male partner, David, discover the centers have locked their doors and won’t let them in to gawk at the children.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2026

Visitors strolling Hollywood Boulevard stopped to gawk at the gathering, which blocked two lanes of eastbound traffic in the busy tourist area.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Normally closed to the public, these inspiring gardens have a lot to gawk at.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

Biopics should not be a lookalike contest, where audiences gawk at the screen, inspecting the performance with opera binoculars to see just how closely an actor can come to mirroring their real-life subject.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

Now everybody in the crowd turned to gawk at him.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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