rubbernecker

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And yet, every few blocks she rubbernecked at another woman’s look, her famous New Yawk accent lifting and tumbling in pleasure at what she saw:

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

The salesroom at Christie’s was packed on Tuesday evening, as spectators rubbernecked to see if buyers would compete for multimillion-dollar artworks at an auction house still hobbled by a cyberattack.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

In an earlier post regarding the incident, officials noted that the dangling cab caused two other crashes as drivers rubbernecked and recorded the scene on their smartphones.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Red-winged blackbirds flashed their shoulder patches, and a pair of ospreys rubbernecked us as they glided overhead.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2018

As Khrushchev said as he rubbernecked through Cairo last week: "Artistic standards are higher now."

From Time Magazine Archive