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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of read
Requiring truck drivers to speak and read English isn’t new, but the penalty for not meeting the proficiency standard is becoming more severe.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
The rest of Shahn’s résumé from the thirties reads like that of a lefty artist plucked from central casting.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Joshua Jackson and Busy Philipps coordinate their pinks and have a Dawson's Creek reunion at the MPTF NextGen Annual Summer Party fundraiser on June 22 in L.A.
Walton Goggins reads a short story to announce Jimmy John's Summer Menu of Ultimate Temptation (S.M.U.T.) in New York City on June 23.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 June 2025
Thank you all for reading these recaps and having such great conversations in the comments along the way.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
The rest of Shahn’s résumé from the thirties reads like that of a lefty artist plucked from central casting.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
Joshua Jackson and Busy Philipps coordinate their pinks and have a Dawson's Creek reunion at the MPTF NextGen Annual Summer Party fundraiser on June 22 in L.A.
Walton Goggins reads a short story to announce Jimmy John's Summer Menu of Ultimate Temptation (S.M.U.T.) in New York City on June 23.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 24 June 2025
Thank you all for reading these recaps and having such great conversations in the comments along the way.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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The business scans for games, too, helping to create accurate, photo-realistic avatars of, for example, your favorite athletes.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Sophisticated algorithms can scan entire genomes, mapping how thousands of tiny genetic variations interact.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Clean energy installations, including solar, will continue, if more slowly than previously predicted.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
13 June 2025
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There's no way to predict how future generations may view grief tech.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Poke around Spring Hollow Antiques, sip wine at Muse Vineyards or beer at Woodstock Brewhouse, have a bite to eat at Woodstock Garden Cafe, and peruse the local produce at South Street Barn Market (open year-round on Saturdays).—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2025
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People approach their days differently; in one of the private enclosures, three old boys in full old-school suits and top hats sit and peruse their racecards and newspapers, smoking cigars and barely saying a word.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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For most locations, the upper limb of the moon will skim to within about 20 arc minutes (one-third of a degree) of Mars.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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That bill, House Bill 436, gives a pathway for emergency services to withdraw from urban renewal agencies, which skim new revenue from rising property values and new development and uses that money to help fund more projects.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
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Rebecca studied English and art history at Cornell University and served in the Peace Corps in Thailand.—
Rebecca Grant
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Born and raised in Seoul, Kim studied character animation at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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