glancing
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“We did get outrebounded a little bit,” he said, glancing at the Lakers’ 49-44 rebounding deficit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Simply put, throughout his career, Defoe - also England's highest-scoring substitute with seven goals - was the ruthless finisher a manager wished to see when anxiously glancing at their bench in need of a goal.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“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
Ma holds my gaze for a beat before glancing at the empty hand-me-down suitcase.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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