look over

as in to glance (at)

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Recent Examples of look over Buffett makes decisions as if a shareholder is always looking over his shoulder. Adrian Gostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Yet looking over her memories, Huston sees the character of Lady Tressilian really as a palimpsest from a lifetime of nostalgic fantasy. Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025 The eighty-one-year-old Crumb, dressed in a long dark coat and his trademark fedora and Coke-bottle glasses, looked over his drawings as if trying to place old acquaintances at a party. Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 Since the Indiana House added an amendment to the bill, the Senate must look over the bill again before Braun can move forward. Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for look over
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  • From monitoring user access to scanning contracts for policy violations, AI helps organizations automate oversight and keep pace with changing regulations.
    Deepak Yadav, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Intego immediately offered to scan the drive and quickly detected 79% of the samples, almost precisely the median of current scores.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20over. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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