blinking
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Blinking is something people do automatically, much like breathing, without giving it much thought.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025
Blinking back tears, King Frederik told a cheering crowd outside Christiansborg Castle that he hoped to become "a unifying king" for the future.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2024
Consistent Blinking back tears, I clutched my two-year-old son to my chest, kissed his forehead, and gathered my things.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
His GIF, known as “ Blinking Guy ” or “Blinking White Guy,” is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times across the internet to express disbelief or confusion.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021
Blinking and ticking like a cosmic metronome, pulsars keep far better time than the most accurate ordinary clock.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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