wide-eyed
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A slip of paper with the phrase, "Peculiar Institution" -- a euphemism for slavery -- was found in the ornate display case of a tiny 1860 portrait of two wide-eyed girls with identical dresses.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Bateman: Clark became more wide-eyed than I originally planned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
She performed with Nureyev for Queen Elizabeth II. A personal highlight was dancing alongside her idol, Margot Fonteyn, who she had first seen perform as a wide-eyed 20-year-old in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
She has both Judy Garland’s bubbly conviction and wide-eyed naivete, along with the kind of comedic timing that few actors exhibit today.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Ronan watches wide-eyed as the horseshoe crab waves everything wildly.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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