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Encouragingly, he was seen to move his hand to his face as he was taken down the tunnel.—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Rival media owners can be critical of public affairs broadcasters, when work created by public-sector broadcasters is seen to cut across their commercial news interest.—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026 There were numerous reports that Kirk was seen to be visibly shaken by the incident, which comes seven months after her political activist husband, Charlie Kirk, was shot during an appearance at a Utah university.—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026 The meteor can be seen to the left of the image just below the curve of Earth's horizon.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Sawdust floated over our heads as another student used a chop saw to cut stick framing for doors and windows.—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 And there’s always a hexagonal feature at about 78 degrees north latitude, not seen to vary in any appreciable way, surrounding the system.—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026 This film must be seen to be believed — and for fans of dark comedy, it must be seen.—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 High mortgage rates and a punishing cost-of-living crunch have seen to that.—Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026