glance
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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
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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
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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
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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
“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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