first blush
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At first blush, the continued existence of the Ark Encounter and its host institution, the Creation Museum is confusing.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Thomas’ dissent is, in many respects, more emotionally complex than either his admirers or his critics, like me, were at first blush ready to admit.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
I think I didn’t even quite understand what I was reading — I’m sure at first blush I thought it was romantic and wild, just like my all-consuming teenage crushes at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
At first blush, the storm did less damage to the electric grid than feared.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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