oculus

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Standing in the open-air cube that is the oculus of “sister dreamer,” most people have their gaze pointed up, seeing — what else? — themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A large open-air square, which Halsey calls an oculus, contains carvings of neighborhood landmarks, faces, signs and symbols.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Time, measured by sunlight moving across the oculus, is marked poignantly in the Guggenheim.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

At ground level, a circular port called an oculus will allow passersby to peer into a 325,000-gallon coral canyon teeming with thousands of fish and invertebrates.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

I glance over my shoulder to see if Killer Man is giving me the evil oculus, but he is not so much as looking in my direction.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe