a window into/on
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: something that makes it possible to see or understand something clearly
This knowledge opens a window into your opponent's mind.
The book gives the reader a window on war.
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However, recently released FBI documents, though heavily redacted, offer a window into the wide-ranging investigation that followed the sometimes-acrimonious relationships between the people of interest with whom investigators spoke following the incident.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Daum's experience offers a window into the chaos of evacuation and the emotional toll of losing one's home.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
In Ecuador, Indigenous communities have embraced partnerships with eco-lodges, offering visitors a window into their way of life.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion.
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—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Daum's experience offers a window into the chaos of evacuation and the emotional toll of losing one's home.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
In Ecuador, Indigenous communities have embraced partnerships with eco-lodges, offering visitors a window into their way of life.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion.
6.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“A window into/on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20window%20into%2Fon. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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