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as i said her nostrils flared like a white lion, i blinked and she was gone. what one imagines. i dream moldy words. at times she yawned, as i said that, and her nostrils flared most beautifully. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
The court has not generally blinked in cases where you've signed up for a deal and you get buyer's remorse and you try to walk away, the one stock and trade that we have as a judicial system is our willingness to enforce contracts so we're going to do that. – Eric Talley	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I'm coming off a loaded week in training so that gives me a lot of confidence, i blinked and all of a sudden the race was over. – Only Lyles	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's a great illustration of' Distracting Donald.' This was one of the lowest moments in the history of the American presidency -- that press conference, trump blinked this week. He's Putin's poodle. And that's the reality. – Democratic National Committee	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Trump blinked this week. He's Putin's poodle. And that's the reality. – Democratic National Committee	Found on CNN 5 years ago
When a very bright light shines in our face, we blink. We close our eyes. The light is still there, but our eyes reject it because it is too much for them. On the first Easter day, even the apostles and Jesus’ close friends blinked. It took a while to recognize him and to realize what had happened. It was too much to believe until the Lord pressed them with the evidence. Once convinced, they testified to Jesus’ resurrection even at the cost of their lives. – Francis Cardinal George, OMI	added by anonymous 8 years ago
In the supposed standoff between OPEC and U.S. light tight oil (LTO), LTO appears to have blinked. Following months of cost cutting and a 60 percent plunge in the U.S. rig count, the relentless rise in U.S. supply seems to be finally abating. – The IEA	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I realized I was crying. I bit back my grief, blinked back my tears. As I always do. – Dean Koontz	added by anonymous 10 years ago
We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked. – David Dean Rusk	added by anonymous 14 years ago

as i said her nostrils flared like a white lion, i blinked and she was gone. what one imagines. i dream moldy words. at times she yawned, as i said that, and her nostrils flared most beautifully.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

The court has not generally blinked in cases where you've signed up for a deal and you get buyer's remorse and you try to walk away, the one stock and trade that we have as a judicial system is our willingness to enforce contracts so we're going to do that.

– Eric Talley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm coming off a loaded week in training so that gives me a lot of confidence, i blinked and all of a sudden the race was over.

– Only Lyles

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's a great illustration of' Distracting Donald.' This was one of the lowest moments in the history of the American presidency -- that press conference, trump blinked this week. He's Putin's poodle. And that's the reality.

– Democratic National Committee

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Trump blinked this week. He's Putin's poodle. And that's the reality.

– Democratic National Committee

Found on CNN
5 years ago

When a very bright light shines in our face, we blink. We close our eyes. The light is still there, but our eyes reject it because it is too much for them. On the first Easter day, even the apostles and Jesus’ close friends blinked. It took a while to recognize him and to realize what had happened. It was too much to believe until the Lord pressed them with the evidence. Once convinced, they testified to Jesus’ resurrection even at the cost of their lives.

– Francis Cardinal George, OMI

added by anonymous
8 years ago

In the supposed standoff between OPEC and U.S. light tight oil (LTO), LTO appears to have blinked. Following months of cost cutting and a 60 percent plunge in the U.S. rig count, the relentless rise in U.S. supply seems to be finally abating.

– The IEA

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I realized I was crying. I bit back my grief, blinked back my tears. As I always do.

– Dean Koontz

added by anonymous
10 years ago

We were eyeball-to-eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

– David Dean Rusk

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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