on sight
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When the trees of the Singer Tract were at last clear-cut beginning in 1937, however, the wolves it had harbored were shot on sight, as they were when the leases of other refuges expired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
"Operators do a lot of caramel testing, just on sight and on feel. So basically, they walk up to the caramel and just give it a squeeze."
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
A curfew order has also been put in place in parts of Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Altadena, giving law enforcement the power to arrest anyone in the restricted areas on sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
Maybe it's because after "Not Like Us" dropped, Drake's decades-long rap career was effectively considered dead on sight.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024
"He may know the blade, yes ... but, my lady, the moment we go ashore we are at risk. And there are those at court who will know you on sight."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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