magnifying glass
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Ternus was on the road at the supplier’s facility, and sometime after midnight he pulled out a magnifying glass to count the circles, finding that the supplier had gotten it wrong, putting in 35 grooves.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Do you really think that foreign governments are at this point, with a magnifying glass, looking at our markets and thinking something might be about to happen?
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
One of the pieces featured a ladder with a magnifying glass at the top.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
The paper was covered in flow charts, arrows and text so minuscule you almost needed a magnifying glass to read it.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
Except now, he was the ant and I was holding the magnifying glass.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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