as in to resort (to)
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look up
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And then, through some combination of luck, good sense and determination, things began to look up.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Before, when Joyce would take Jose to a Minnesota Loons soccer game, the child would hyperfocus on the field, rarely looking up to notice the crowd around him.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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