piercing
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There’s a serious, piercing look on De’Andre Kirkpatrick’s face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
In a fire, any person expects to hear the piercing blare of a smoke alarm, yet not a single detector sounded that night.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mr. Simms is a writer of piercing insight and concision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Havana Syndrome was first publicly reported in 2016, when US diplomats in Cuba reported getting sick and hearing piercing sounds at night.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
With a piercing wail of agony the rat fell from the top of the platform.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Women in headscarves and long coats share the sidewalk with groups of young men and women in baggy jeans with body piercings and tattoos.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Liu was older, 7 inches taller, with bleached hair and piercings, practically unrecognizable from the wispy child she’d been at U.S. nationals in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In therapy with Arisu, Niragi still looks almost the same – wearing a busy patterned-shirt, face scarred and with nose and brow piercings.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
What about in vitro fertilization treatments or ear piercings?
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025
Shaved, various piercings, fat tribal tattoo around his left arm—the usual tough-guy shit.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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