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sight

[sahyt] / saɪt /


NOUN
horrifying person or thing
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Something new would have been the sight of them kicking on at 1-0, but in Europe such strength is a dying art form in this team.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

American travelers have grown increasingly wary of traveling to Europe as the wars in Ukraine and Iran show no end in sight.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The next wave in sight will be driven by robotics, or what is known as physical AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Copper's biggest clients are worried that Chile "does not have a significant production-increase pipeline in sight," said Guajardo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

At the sight of a hummingbird, people always stilled, growing briefly—ever so briefly— thoughtful.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

They had Graham, Clyburn and Wilson in their sights.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Even though manifest have their sights set on stages around the world, after several weeks in London they were missing some of the comforts of home.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

After setting their sights on a history-making three-peat, the Dodgers will have to win the next four games just to advance to the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

After having its hopes dashed for a more ambitious deal last year in Brazil, the European Union is setting its sights low for next month's COP31.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Images from my videos of her in action, pointing out sights from a rickshaw, telling me a story on the roof, and laughing so hard that we both gasped for air.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

It was about a legally blind player who made our team, legitimately earning his spot over some sighted players and also scoring in a game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

And basically, they integrated sighted children so they could be part of the community and help out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Another was seen off the coast off Bahia in Brazil before being sighted 22 years later in Hervey Bay, Australia 15,100 kilometres away.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

For future elections, you can exchange a paper driving licence for a photocard, or apply for a photocard travel pass if you are aged 60 or over, disabled or registered blind or partially sighted.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Off Merling Rock two days before, they had sighted a half-dozen fishing skiffs.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

On Sunday, Environment Minister Joao Paulo Capobianco flew over the affected areas, sighting hundreds of fires in the middle of the protected forest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lloyd Nelmes from Sea Trust said the sighting was "unusual for someone who works in the field... who probably has their eyes on the water every day", adding, "for a normal person, it's insanely rare".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The sighting of the extremely venomous viper, which has the longest fangs of any snake in the world, spurred the Santa Ana Police Department to issue a public advisory accompanied by exclamation points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The latter was spotted in Birmingham's Cannon Hill Park last year, in what Benwell said was only the second recorded sighting of the species in Birmingham and the Black Country.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

This morning, however, she knew there would be no Tariq sighting.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini


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