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Roboticists have eyed the garment manufacturing industry for decades.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Successive Colombian governments have eyed fracking projects in the area, hoping to bring revenue and jobs.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

“North American steel mills have eyed BlueScope’s North Star mill in Ohio as an attractive asset for a while,” he says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Scientists have eyed spider silk as an enticingly sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers, which can release harmful microplastics into the environment and are often produced from fossil fuels that generate greenhouse gas emissions.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

"I like that," said Keziah, also eying him, but as a colley might have eyed a strange sheep, not a wolf.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 by Various