read through

verb

read through; reading through; reads through
: to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details
Remember to read through your essay before you hand it in.
He read the instructions through twice before he tried to assemble the bicycle.

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If a complaint or case number is available under the tab, click on it and read through the document to see the disciplinary record. Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 My work became not just watching the Zeitgeist within the company but learning how to contain it—reading through messages, distilling the emotional temperature, and crafting executive responses meant to absorb shock and restore calm. Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 The Sacramento Bee attended both evidentiary hearings in the case; read through all court filings by Williams, the city and the judge; and reviewed hours of police bodycam footage of the sweeps that Sacramento submitted as evidence in the case. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026 Watch the full interview here, or read through the full transcript here. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for read through

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“Read through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20through. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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