stare
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Men also stare when Rosales brings her partner to these industrial spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
How long can we all stare at hand-held rectangles?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"You have to literally stay on duty and stare at the screen the whole time, because you can easily miss it," said Esko, who did not appear to struggle, even late into the night.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A partial eclipse like the one the UK experienced on Wednesday meant the sun was still pretty bright, so far fewer people may have tried to stare at it directly.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I stare at it for a long time.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Nanos spent Saturday afternoon watching the undefeated University of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team pummel the Oklahoma State Cowboys, ignoring the stares and iPhones pointed his way from people in the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
One man stares silently at the floor, weakened by advanced liver disease and in urgent need of treatment.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was renamed after Trump, and his face stares down from huge banners outside the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
She says she felt the stares of the press sitting behind her in the gallery, taking notes on her body language and her daughter Ashley’s sobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
He wears a brimmed hat and a tiny smile as he stares off into the distance.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
I stared, knowing she could find her way home easily.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 2000, he stared alongside American actress Kathleen Turner in the West End production of The Graduate.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“All the while, the hallmark of this case stared back at us: a flawed eyewitness identification procedure that never should have led to a conviction.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Dad stared down the corn rows, hearing nothing.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Airlines, U.S. airlines included, are staring at tougher decisions ahead, said George Ferguson, global head of aerospace, defense and airline research at Bloomberg Intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yes, almost everyone was staring at screens, but almost no one was looking at their phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Why then can some people drink coffee before bed and sleep like a baby, while others lie awake staring at the ceiling?
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Parents snapped them up, convinced they could fight eye fatigue for children accustomed to staring at screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Oliver apparently could not feel the daggers I was staring at him.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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