with an eye to
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These guys are operating with an eye to escalation, not de-escalation, which is among the first things cops are taught: Cool things down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
Johnson, a Columbia English professor, explores the role of the era’s horror movies in echoing and shaping feminist discourse, with an eye to how history rhymes in the post-Dobbs era.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
"As a politician, Iliescu was ruthless, skilful and always with an eye to history."
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
Williams has impressed other artists with her slyly funny, graphically sophisticated scenes that often depict female subjects with an eye to upending the traditional “male gaze” power dynamic.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Rather, every flower, shrub, and tree was to be deployed with an eye to how each would act upon the imagination.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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