as in to look over
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Lon Servello better look over his shoulder when walking to the treestand.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Hair aside, Burke has opened up about transforming her look over the years in response to criticism about her new appearance since losing weight.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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This continuation aims to honor that legacy while exploring the modern challenges of identity, independence, and purpose facing a new generation.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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The event brings together leaders from entertainment, advocacy, innovation and investment to explore how storytelling can shape culture and drive measurable social progress.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Lee is in his bookstore, reading Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, as Dale (Tim Blake Nelson) browses the shelves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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That digital gap is costly at a time when buyers are browsing and buying online more than ever.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Zack Wheeler is also facing some uncertainty coming off thoracic outlet surgery and approaching his 36th birthday, but prospects Andrew Painter, Justin Crawford and Aidan Miller are knocking on the door.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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You are also not allowed to prospect within 2,500 feet of a military base.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Streep will play veteran New York property market journalist Diane Castle who, disillusioned with writing about the wealthy elite, probes a record-breaking sale of a new penthouse and the buyer’s identity for what could be the story of a lifetime.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Around this time, in Vlora, a picturesque Albanian city on the Adriatic coast, Italian law enforcement probing a transnational drug-smuggling ring also investigated Shehu for his possible involvement, according to Dragan Zagani.—
Lindita Cela,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Glance (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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