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Recent Examples of look on All the can't-miss looks on your favorite stars at this week's most major events, including the premiere of 'Mufasa: The Lion King' and the Red Sea International Film Festival Comments The stars are shining bright! Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Just add black tights and knee-high boots for a cozy, on-trend look on a night out. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024 The clip received more than 3,900 shares and 4.1 million views on X. In the footage a young girl dressed in pink walks along the chilled aisle of a superstore, throwing products as bewildered customers look on. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, Lydia is looking on in confusion, likely still concerned her spot on the nice list is in jeopardy. Rachael O'Connor, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for look on 
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  • Aside from making your spaces look visually exciting, these tools also provide you with a healthier, more productive lifestyle.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The test flight would pave the way for the Artemis III mission that looks to return humans to the surface, including the first woman, by mid-2027.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • No one gave him a talk on how to react when people stare at him walking through an airport or dropping his head to get through a doorway.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Doug Brown, director of stewardship at the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, a nonprofit that maintains nearly 14,000 acres of wild land and over 60 miles of trails in this western Massachusetts county, stares into the distant haze, shielding his eyes from the sun.
    Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • An idyllic and serene portrait of King seems to gaze back at you.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Explore the royal apartments and gaze out over the Queen’s Hamlet—home to a windmill, barn, fishery, garm, and guardhouse.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • This technique allowed astronomers to peer eight times closer to the black hole than ever before.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
  • People travel across the country (or the world) to peer across and into the canyon without ever stepping foot inside it.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024
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  • Croce took dancing seriously, pulled dances apart and analyzed them rigorously, and her clarity and imagination, her stunning insights, and even her glaring flaws—all this was there on the page.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
  • With Jokić averaging 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists per game — marks that have never been reached in league’s history — the need to alleviate some of Jokić’s offensive burden is glaring.
    Sam Amick, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • His nose, meant to be a gaping hole in the finished version, is removed in post-production.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • An explosion at Givaudan Sense Colour in Louisville's Clifton neighborhood Tuesday left two dead, several others in the hospital, a gaping hole in the side of the building and debris scattered through nearby streets and yards.
    Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2024
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  • In responding to the backlash, Eddy Cue, Apple's Senior Vice President of Services, clarified that the fainting scene is part of the film's narrative progression and assured that viewers would understand its importance once the movie is viewed in its entirety.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Nearly 70% of U.S. institutional investors believe that AI will introduce new geopolitical risks, while 71% view AI as a tool that could unlock new investment opportunities.
    Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

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