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eyeing

  • present participle
    of eye.
    eye
    noun
    the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

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Heavyweight superstar Oleksandr Usyk is eyeing a return to cruiserweight to fight David Benavidez before retiring from boxing, says his adviser Sergey Lapin.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Fund managers are pushing ahead, eyeing individual investors as an underutilized market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Musk is also eyeing auto growth, projecting production of five million in 2030 compared with 1.7 million in 2025.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Millions of voters are also eyeing the riches of the nation’s top 1%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“Hello,” says the commander, eyeing my proximity to his desk.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin