as in to resort (to)
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look up
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An 8–6 upset of the United States, fueled by 4⅔ scoreless innings from a pitcher who calls Colorado his current MLB home, is the kind of outcome that makes people look up the rules.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Immediately someone cuts the music and everyone looks up.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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