as in to glance (at)
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With Airbnb bungalows renting for several times normal rates, locals test-drive hosting the world — and glimpse what Olympic crowds could bring next.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026 -
To realize the dream of glimpsing early galaxies, JWST is optimized for infrared, so its vision extends well beyond even that of the Hubble Space Telescope.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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The race was red-flagged, so crews could clean up the mess and inspect the barriers.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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In one Zooniverse project related to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, volunteers will visually inspect and annotate 2D slitless spectroscopic images from the telescope to observe the redshift of millions of galaxies — the main method used for measuring the expansion of the universe.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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During high-stakes moments, a shrinking timer bar at the top of the screen forces you to quickly scan the room for an interactive object.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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By November 2025, Meta had launched a dedicated content protection tool that automatically scanned Facebook and Instagram for Reels sharing similar traits with a creator’s original uploads.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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“Peer (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer%20%28at%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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