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look down

[look-daun] / ˈlʊkˌdaʊn /




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"I forgot to look down until I heard our baby's cry. I saw her face, gasping just as she did. Her eyes, wide and unfocused, taking in the light and shadow, blinking rapidly."

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“To see the location where Mireles was found, a person would need to leave the walkway, enter the brush several feet and look down into the vegetation,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

He told Christopher that his father’s death felt like a big mix-up, and that sometimes he would look down the street and imagine him walking home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Max Cady either validates the paranoia of upstanding men obsessed with protecting or dominating women, or the disdain felt by those whom such men look down upon.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

I look down to see if the driveway looks any different.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko


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