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are eying

  • present progressive
    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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Multiple nations are eying the moon's south pole with research teams plotting out how and where to explore the bottoms of the sun-shy features.

From Scientific American ● May 23, 2023

Up and down the marshy riverbanks in Kherson, Ukrainian forces are eying Russian positions just across the water.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023

Both Carey and Chiles are eying the Paris Games, and their ambitions of making the world championships team are the first step toward that goal.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022

Various states such as New York and New Mexico are eying the adoption of low carbon fuel standards similar to California’s landmark program.

From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2021

But"—Mr. Farebrother broke off a moment, and then added, "you are eying that glass vase again.

From Middlemarch by George Eliot