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peeking



VERB
glimpse
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I’m highlighting a collaboration that shows how in tune she was with every generation and peeking at a few of my favorite covers.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

It is a Campbell’s-inspired soup can, lightly angled so strands of broccoli are peeking out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

The drama which Rory McIlroy has produced at the Masters over the years - the type that left his fans peeking through their fingers - is woven into the fabric of his story.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

But he was spotted several times peeking out at the crowd from behind the drawn Venetian blinds on his office windows.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman



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