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Anyone who has ever stared at a blank page knows that getting from idea to finished manuscript is the hard part.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026 -
The audience stared at the models, tried to turn away.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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For one night, the Mets looked like the team they’re supposed to be.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Magic superstar Tracy McGrady was playing at an MVP level, and Orlando looked faster, freer and flat-out better.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the first image, Cole gazed lovingly at the Little Women star, who wrapped her arm around his shoulder.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered 10,000 light-years into space to trace the origin of buckyballs, which are large and hollow molecules resembling a soccer ball.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Upon first glance of the architectural marvel that is the magnificent indoor-outdoor lobby, my mouth gaped open; on every return visit since, it's done the same.—
Emily Adler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Inside the old asylum, plaster peeled from mottled walls and holes gaped in the ceiling.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He’s viewed as a developmental quarterback prospect, but Green is athletic enough that he could be moved to another position or utilized as a short-yardage runner and specialty player.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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White’s struggles have helped the seventh-seeded Sixers hang around in a series most viewed as a clear mismatch, especially with star center Joel Embiid (appendectomy) yet to suit up for Philadelphia.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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And just hang out with your friends and don’t be afraid of people, because the idea of being perceived all the time is really scary.—
Charlie Harding,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nationally, Americans have perceived a connection between the rise in gas prices and the conflict in Iran.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Looked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20on. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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