glance
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Mr. Power begins his survey with Chapman’s Homer but frequently casts his glance backward to the Homeric epics themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
At first glance, "that's frightening," said Richard Ouellet, a professor of international economic law at Quebec's Laval University.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
At first glance, your list looks decent, but you have left out two huge names - Lewis Hamilton and Alain Prost.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The fossil primarily preserves parts of the limbs, and at first glance, this type of material may seem limited, but it carries important information about the animal’s locomotion and evolutionary relationships.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
He gave me a quick glance and shook his head.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
When she encountered the boys in the hallways, their glances left her feeling disturbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
But Barker only glances at a few relevant themes before turning his gaze just when things are getting interesting.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
At this point, Venegas briefly glances at the rows of books inside the lending library, as if contemplating the vastness of human creativity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Achieve that, and maybe the next time they go into that Glasgow pub they might just draw a few glances of recognition.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
They exchanged glances; then Mal shrugged and put on her haughtiest, most unflinching face.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Dodgers left-hander Eric Lauer adjusted his cap and glanced into the stands as he walked off the field to a standing ovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Dodsworth glanced at the item and put it in the pocket of his jogging bottoms, jurors heard.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
He glanced at his staff and shifted in his seat.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
James glanced at the cab driver, who was paying no attention to us.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
“We’re exhausted. We’ve already been displaced seven times,” said Al-Louh, 45, his eyes following the donkey cart before glancing eastward toward the yellow blocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
But within just a few months, I’d reverted to my old habits—immediately glancing at and engaging with every ping and alert, and reflexively picking up my phone to scroll through my rotation of go-to websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“We have each other’s phone numbers,” said Nadella, glancing at the jury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Leah Williamson's glancing header - the Gunners' seventh against Leicester - also took their tally to 103 goals under Slegers.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
“I need to go, sir. Sorry,” he said, glancing at his watch.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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