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as in looks up
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Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud look streets ahead of the rest of the field, but the bronze medal looks up for grabs for whoever holds their nerve.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Cumberland Gap Where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet, Cumberland Gap sits in a valley that looks up at the famous gap in the Cumberland Mountain range from which the town gets its name.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Analysts said the risk/reward in the bank stock looks better after the recent sell-off, with shares down over 7% year to date.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The most iconic highway in the country reaches its centennial this year – and travelers are ready to celebrate with an epic road trip.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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In one picture, a slim teen-ager reaches over tentatively, tenderly, to peel a bandage off another boy’s bare thigh, a moment both touching and wonderfully matter-of-fact.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film centers on inmates at an Indonesian correctional facility whose fragile power structures fracture when a new prisoner arrives with a vengeful supernatural entity that hunts those with the darkest aura.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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Pylkkänen, who hunts for pheasant, roe deer, and much else, served me grouse carpaccio with wild rowan berries.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Seeks (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeks%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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