sight
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When I met her in person, it was what I could only describe as love at first sight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The sight of the Williams sisters back on court together at the US Open - possibly for the final time - commanded ultimate respect from a chatty crowd known to let their attention wander.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Given its massive size, it would interrupt the sight lines between the Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington's iconic landmarks, and Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of American servicemembers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“If something isn’t done by the end of the year or in sight, there will be a further solidification of offshoring.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Clare could not move, could not breathe, awed by the sacred sight.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The underwater vehicle was coasting about six feet above the ocean floor, two miles deep, when a pinkish, mysterious creature swam into its camera’s sights, drawing gasps in the research vessel floating at the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Between September 14 and 20, the Moon can serve as a useful guide to several notable sights in the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
But whether you witnessed such sights firsthand or not, it’s clear their temporary creations were beautiful and audacious visual spectacles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In 2001, the actor turned his real estate sights across the pond and picked up a $1 million London loft in a converted jam factory.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
But often enough, Dr. Kane ushered Maggie and her mother in his carriage to visit the famous sights of his hometown: Independence Hall, Fairmount Park, and the US Mint.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Hammerheads were sighted off the Southern California coast in 2015, during the last strong El Niño cycle, California State University Long Beach Shark Lab expert Chris Lowe said in an email.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The police said that shortly before midnight, "an unidentified flying object" was sighted.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The Pakistani navy published an alert Friday warning that a mine had been sighted in the strait off Oman.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
And basically, they integrated sighted children so they could be part of the community and help out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
A white hart had been sighted in the kingswood, and Lord Renly and Ser Barristan had joined the king to hunt it, along with Prince Joffrey, Sandor Clegane, Balon Swann, and half the court.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
The sighting still needs to be accepted by the California Bird Records Committee, which reviews and confirms rare bird sightings in the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
This is not the first bird sighting to spark a frenzy in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The challenge of sighting puffins adds to their allure: Like Maine’s other photogenic wildlife icon, the moose, puffins are genetically wired to stay elusive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Eager cruise passengers zipping around New York's southern shores rush to the starboard bow: a humpback whale is up for air, a breathtaking sighting set against Manhattan's iconic skyline.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
But I’m telling you all this now to explain why I was so sceptical about their reported sighting of Ruth’s possible.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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