piercing
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"It was piercing and extremely loud. I thought it was an older child doing it, but then I realised it was the baby who was screaming," he told the court.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Instead, he explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
This minaudière from Schiaparelli features a gold-plated metal chain and rhinestone piercing, bringing the idea of a statement bag to levels unheard of.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Notice that the pattern of higher lows made last May, July, and September, marked by a bullish piercing line, a spinning top, and a doji, was broken in March.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
And indeed, now he felt—with piercing certainty—that Captain’s was gone.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing piercing
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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