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keep an eye out for

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  1. Also, keep a sharp lookout for. Be watchful for something or someone, as in Keep an eye out for the potholes in the road, or They told him to keep a sharp lookout for the police. The first expression, sometimes amplified to keep a sharp eye out for, dates from the late 1800s, the variant from the mid-1700s. Also see have one's eye on, def. 1; keep a weather eye; keep one's eyes open; look out.


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Here are seven to keep an eye out for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

We’ll be updating this page over the next month, so keep an eye out for more pieces from the vault!

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Nancy had installed a Nest doorbell camera to keep an eye out for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

So continue to keep an eye out for the unexpected—the April jobs numbers, due out on May 8, could pack a punch—but it’s much better betting on the fundamentals than a summer slowdown.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

“Monique, I’m gonna go hoop for a little bit. You keep an eye out for Angel for me?”

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

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