as in to resort (to)
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look up
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Citizens can use the website to look up a slew of residential and commercial permit applications, various licenses, code enforcement records, and various development plans and permits.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
15 July 2025 -
The work shows a self-portrait of Jones on all fours looking up at the viewer, while in the top right corner is a clipping from a leaflet attributed to The Centre for Spastic Children in Cheyne Walk.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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