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"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

Watching Banderas’ chef stare at the Atlantic, it may occur to you that a cook can no longer afford a waterfront shack on the sand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Order a chocolatine, and if you’re in the country, say it right, because you don’t want to get the death stare I got.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Today, while some retailers still accept checks, an attempt to pay with anything other than cash or card is likely to result in a blank stare from a Gen Z cashier.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Her eyes, brown like mine, stare into the wilderness.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

But less than three minutes into the conversation, Earl leaps off Maslany’s lap, freezes in place and stares ahead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

The word Pobeda stares down from giant red banners.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Andre stares at Camille like she suggested he hand over his right kidney.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Daniell stared at me, his eyes burning with indignation.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

He mostly stared forward as family members of shooting victims shared emotional testimony with the court for more than an hour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Brit has stared down near-certain elimination in multiple matches, repeatedly breaking his opponents’ momentum with Houdini-like on-court acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

In the city of Catia La Mar on Venezuela's coast, Yilsmaris Blanco stared in shock at the scenes of devastation early Thursday after powerful twin earthquakes levelled dozens of buildings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

He stared around at the empty room, the bare floor, the bare walls, the boarded window.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The danger comes because staring at an eclipse without protection can damage the retina, which sits at the back of the eye, and particularly those cells responsible for sharp central vision.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Although GPS satellites are U.S.-owned military hardware, the reference frame relies on an international patchwork of aging radio-telescopes staring at quasars, laser-ranging stations and physical ground markers anchored to shifting tectonic plates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I was staring at my 61-year-old reflection as I repeated these mantras suggested by my new therapist SuzAnn, embarrassed at the idiocy although I lived alone in a small West L.A. guesthouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“What is that?” he said, holding a corner of the comforter aloft, staring intently at something located where he had been about to lie down.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

‘Look, I – I’m sorry,’ she mumbles, staring at the floor.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler