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look (toward)

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Definition of look (toward)

as in to face

to stand or sit with the face or front toward the bay window looks toward the park

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Manchester United return to the Champions League after three years away, facing Azerbaijan outfit Sabah on… *checks notes* Thursday.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Positioning the eggs upright with their narrow tips facing the top plate yielded the best results.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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The developers have sought an exception to rules around how much parking can front a nearby boulevard, and will be expected to provide extra landscaping and screening to buffer the parking from nearby properties.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
In recent months, Chan’s companies, Virelox and Casgains, posted ads for acting work fronting YouTube videos primarily focused on political news.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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