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[look] / lʊk /








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When I look at my phone, I’ve been starting to lose my grip on what’s real.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

One family member told me this left them feeling "utterly disrespected that he refused to look me in the eyes".

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

“If the kitchens are very outdated or the bathrooms are outdated, those are things that we want to upgrade … to make sure they’re updated and look modern.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

"Our observations show: if you want to see this mechanism in action, you need to look at deep, clean clouds over the ocean."

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

It’s eerie sometimes how much I look like my mom.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

But one large defense contractor looks better than the others right now.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

“That looks more like a passage problem than a normal production shortage.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

In California, that looks like a paradox: The state has both a shrinking number of political battlegrounds and a handful of critical races that could help decide which party controls the House.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

The balance of probabilities looks tilted toward a rate rise over the next six months or so, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Once she looks me over and sees that I’m telling the truth, she begins to settle down.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The animals' muscles initially looked normal, but their supply of muscle stem cells gradually decreased.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

For players, parents, coaches and local officials in sub-Saharan Africa, the equation might have looked very different.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

In the third, an unreleased research AI model, couldn’t find the functional target company and looked for alternatives, scanning 9,000 targets on the internet and eventually finding one.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

That looked unlikely after Thursday, but her performance on Friday showed why she is a four-time major champion with the chance to achieve something special.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

She looked down and waggled a claw, as if trying to make sense of the sensation.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Beyond looking the part, he has already spent time helping teammates better their technique, jumping at the opportunity to teach.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

“I do believe we’re looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

"We've lost him and we've lost that larger-than-life presence looking over us all," he said.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

"Our next fire season is looking like it's going to be a bad one," Yebra says.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“I’ve been looking for you two everywhere. We have to go. And Nate, you need to move your car, pronto. Someone’s stuck in the snow and it’s in the way.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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