as in to glance (at)
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Californians can glimpse meteor showers, a full moon and a vibrant band of stars stretching across the night sky this month.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025 -
The Northern Lights may be visible in the U.S. this weekend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, which is predicting aurora may be potentially glimpsed from 10 U.S. states on Saturday, June 7.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 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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Under requirements laid out by Congress, the FDA is required to inspect food facilities at specific intervals, benchmarks that government watchdogs have long faulted the agency for falling short of.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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There’s a single 8-megapixel camera that, again, is acceptable at this tablet’s price point, but otherwise not a camera most would want to use for anything other than the most basic use (like maybe scanning documents).—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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One couple was relieved to have made it out of their hearing without being detained -- but were still scanning the parking lot outside the courthouse, nervous that agents would approach them.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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