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Back when Hal was still a novelty to the public, we see 10-year-old John disobeying his father’s TV ban to watch the hero’s first-ever interview on “60 Minutes.”
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
To see how it all works, watch our investigation here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Director Julia Hart hopes her film, “Don’t Say Good Luck,” will be something families can watch together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She described a Concord hotel as serving “Walden water, aesthetic tea” and “Orphic acorns by the peck,” and offering telescopes for “the gifted eyes which desire to watch the songs of the oversoul.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I watch as she disappears down the hall I’ve gone down countless times before and then lift the lid off the Scrabble box.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Every school day, Vilma Armas watches her 16-year old daughter walk to Miguel Contreras Learning Complex from their apartment near the corner of Lucas Avenue and West 3rd Street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
O’Leary: I’ve moved more into sports collectible cards and watches this year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
"My mum always watches the news to see if anything's happened, and my two sisters and nephew are really proud," she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I put cameras in my gym, and it watches me work out and can give me feedback on that,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Father watches as Caesar ropes a small loop on the saddle horn.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In a video watched 2.8 million times, a foreign reviewer described it as "kind of like chewy tofu" and "very oily".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I watched “Lanterns” without any particular knowledge of the character, who has been around since 1940, and in this particular version since 1959.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Through the diner’s large front-facing windows, we watched a cowboy mosey past on his horse, checking out the variety of vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Parents who have watched their children cycle through different hobbies, whether it’s crafting friendship bracelets or concocting homemade slime, will recognize the single-minded fervor that has overtaken the students of Class 203.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Torak watched it snuff the air and fluff out its pale rump fur in alarm.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The effect is of watching someone float around the outside of a safe space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That’s why the proposed rules on pretax contributions are worth watching.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
He worked with the Secret Service to develop a strategy whereby people who were present or watching on television could see that Clinton did not board the same plane as the staff and press.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
If I were running a brand in the data-center space, I’d be in that community posting behind-the-scenes shots of my meticulously organized cabling and watching the comments roll in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It was the strangest thing…,” he said, lying in the mossy garden, watching the leaves tickle the bitter blue sky.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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