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Recent Examples of side-glanceTheir humor also springs from signature side-glances and hand gestures.—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
At first glance, this approach may seem both logical and inevitable in a world increasingly shaped by generative AI and automation.
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Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
How Durant will fit in Houston At first glance, Durant looks like a hand-in-glove fit for a team that struggled offensively at times last season, especially in the halfcourt — deficiencies that were exposed by a veteran Warriors team in the first round of the playoffs.
Thousands of fans will line the streets along Fort Lauderdale beach Sunday to catch a glimpse of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
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David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
That’s left many scrambling on various social media apps to see what’s happening — again, only a glimpse of life able to reach the internet in a country of over 80 million people.
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Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
The owner later encourages the pup to check out his new peep hole, and the dog is shown poking his head through it before the clip ends.
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Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
The #MeToo movement, which has been given short shrift at festivals past — there was not a peep from the festival when Johnny Depp, who had faced accusations of domestic violence, walked the red carpet in 2023 for the opening night film Jeanne du Barry — is front and center in Cannes this year.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
Gravina’s praise for his temperament amid the media glare also left one with the impression that the FIGC president can’t be on social media, where the reels of Gattuso’s press conference shenanigans have guaranteed virality.
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James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
There are protectors that serve many different purposes, such as protecting your TV screen from cracks, reducing glare on your screen and protecting your TV from the elements.
TV surface protection
Most people who are buying a TV screen protector are looking for surface protection.
Agnes has a gawky, floppy-haired beauty, a gently appraising stare, quizzically arching eyebrows, and a tendency to listen with her mouth half open, as if in anticipation of a punch line that will take her, and us, by surprise.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
Jalen, about 9 years old at the time, shot his dad an angry stare.
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Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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