beheld
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I got there on a balmy afternoon, beheld Chicken Boy’s beak gleaming in the sun, and knew my mission was complete.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
At least, it did until very recently, when we fully beheld the wretched manifestations of Meta’s desperate A.I. push.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025
She hiked uphill from her riverside worksite and beheld a vista of sheer mountain slopes unbroken by rivers or streams.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
It remains firmly planted in our hearts, just as it was in the hearts of the shepherds when they first beheld the baby in the manger.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023
I rode down the Dan Ryan with friends and beheld, for the first time, the State Street Corridor—a four- mile stretch of dilapidated public housing.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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