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stare out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to look at (a person or animal) fixedly until his gaze is turned away

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Give me a chair that is designed for three hours of focused work instead of 30 minutes of sipping tea while I stare out the window.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Sitting in my modular room at Reset, comfy in my little pod, I felt I could stare out at it all day.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2025

They brave the biting January winds and struggle to brace themselves against the gales as they stare out to sea over the rising white horses.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2024

Burnt buildings and churches stare out at the narrow dirt roads.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2023

He turned away from me so he could stare out the window.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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