gawk
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Redick said he was simply poking his head into the situation the way people might turn their heads to gawk at commotion in a bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
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
Gone are the days where prospective moviegoers would roll up to the theaters and gawk at the board for their next watch.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
Thousands of people showed up to the Washington Square Park archway to gawk at the numerous dark-haired, square-jawed lookalikes.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024
But the feature that made us gawk was a town—a real town, the first we had seen in a week—that stood perhaps six or seven miles to the north.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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