as in to resort (to)
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look up
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Shoemaker looked up at the ceiling.—
Jason Kane,
NBC news,
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Find your legislative district on the Idaho Legislature’s website, and look up your polling place at VoteIdaho.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
6 May 2026
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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