as in to glance (at)
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Only during a total solar eclipse can the corona be glimpsed from Earth’s surface, and even then, only for a few minutes from any one location.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025 -
In Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, Floyd, one of the astronauts, is briefly glimpsed sucking from a meal of Seabrook Farms Liquipacks—a liquified carrot, fish, and leafy vegetable—while transiting to the moon.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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Proactively inspect short-term rentals, confirm occupancy limits, ensure that safety equipment is on site and that no unpermitted construction has been done.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Sophisticated algorithms can scan entire genomes, mapping how thousands of tiny genetic variations interact.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The business scans for games, too, helping to create accurate, photo-realistic avatars of, for example, your favorite athletes.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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“Peer (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer%20%28at%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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