as in to resort (to)
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look up
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Customers can look up their address online to find out whether they will be affected by the public safety shutoff.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Lie on your back with your feet to the east, look up and enjoy.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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