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glance

[glans, glahns] / glæns, glɑns /






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Vlasenko would listen intently for their sounds and try to sneak a glance to spot them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Because of this more scholarly orientation, his most extreme ideas sound, at first glance, a little wonky.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

At first glance, these findings might seem to contradict the idea that chytrid caused the disappearances.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

At first glance, the quarterly results of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, were not at all bad.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

James lobbed a cross glance at the boys, but when he turned back at me, his eyes were tender.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Ditka glances toward the door, and says in a soft, surprised voice full of wonder:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

Other backward glances include “As You Lie There,” a fantasy about a teenage crush that never blossomed into a romance, and “Salesman Saint,” a paean to Mr. McCartney’s parents’ coping with life in postwar Liverpool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Many of the girls threw occasional nervous glances at the door, but there was no sign of the baroness.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

It made me well up, which embarrassed me until I glanced around the room and noticed a few others dabbing their eyes, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Moments later, he glanced back at the word "Finally" on the giant screen behind them.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

As the crowd showered Vargas with cheers, Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall glanced over at first base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

I glanced to the back corner to see Courtney holding Dave Tessman’s hand.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

“We did get outrebounded a little bit,” he said, glancing at the Lakers’ 49-44 rebounding deficit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 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

Arsenal's Kai Havertz equalised with a glancing header early in the second half before Jonathan Tah's header was controversially ruled out for a foul by a team-mate seconds earlier.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Where is she?” he asked, glancing over at Jeff who was still leaning back, saying nothing.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott


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