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glare

[glair] / glɛər /
NOUN
very bright light, shine
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Instead, the relentless glare forced it to land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

He’s the most talentless man ever caught in the bright glare of the light he demanded from the world.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The instrument combines optics, masks, self-flexing mirrors, and sensors that are designed to suppress the overwhelming glare of a star.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that sun glare had blinded both pilots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“That’s an opinion, not a fact—an opinion I agree with!” he quickly adds as I glare at him.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Though “stupid song” has its somber moments, it’s easier to scream in a crowd without catching concerned glares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Behind it all is a Pittsburgh native, you-know-who, head coach Curt Cignetti, the sideline stern face who still glares at his charges like it’s spring practice and someone just dropped two punts a row.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

A massive "Home Furnishings" banner glares over the line of grubby once-white caravans, many with padlocked doors and windows taped shut.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

Unlike her glares that torpedoed Jo Koy at the Golden Globes, Swift appeared to be enjoying Noah.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

She glares at me with her violet eyes.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

I petted my bird by tapping my screen while my real life cat glared at me from a corner.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

This meant she regularly passed the accused and their family, who "glared" at jurors and had to be removed by police after an "outburst", leaving Gerrard feeling especially vulnerable.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

Back on Tasman Drive, tourists excitedly posed for pictures next to a speed bump sign as a grumbling resident glared at them.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

As the SDF convoy rolled by, men and boys glared from storefronts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Now extremely awake, the princess glared all around, looking confused, scared, and pained all at once.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

In this series, he has two hits and two strikeouts in eight at-bats, and his inability to refrain from swinging at pitches outside the strike zone has become a glaring weakness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

There is one glaring problem: Software doesn’t rebel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Sutton said his old club have been "flat-track bullies" by "beating the teams you expect them to beat", but the collapse in Austria, plus Sunday's bruising loss, has highlighted glaring deficiencies.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Even before the summer rush, nerves were on edge; a January 4 breakdown in the communication system linking air traffic controllers and aircraft had laid bare a glaring weakness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

He stood by the smaller fire in front of the doorway, gnawing his thumbnail and glaring at Torak.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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