1
as in to pursue
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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as in to brighten
to become glad or hopeful
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
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Stannard remembers lying on the pavement and looking up at the blue sky, not yet feeling any pain, and realizing that he’d actually been hit.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
So Hosen looked up the range of a Southern tick, the lone star, common as dirt in Virginia.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Although Panama looked up for the fight, this day was all about the Three Lions, and the fans who followed them, from across the Atlantic and across the Hudson.
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Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Anthony looked up to his cousin, who was 13 years older than him.
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Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
So Hosen looked up the range of a Southern tick, the lone star, common as dirt in Virginia.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Although Panama looked up for the fight, this day was all about the Three Lions, and the fans who followed them, from across the Atlantic and across the Hudson.
—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Anthony looked up to his cousin, who was 13 years older than him.
—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2026
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During the congressional hearing, Ranyan testified that the agency’s assistant secretary for security met with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department earlier in the year to pursue a contract for 24-hour patrol.
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Giving ourselves permission to pursue things that are not obviously useful or productive is critical.
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In a process known as photobleaching, the UV light breaks down the chemical bonds in pigments, which can brighten your whites.
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The light that shone from Red Beard’s joints brightened.
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Mamdani sought to paint a picture of division in the country as a tool of the rich and powerful.
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But Dickinson also sought peace with Britain well after the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord.
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The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon.
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Nobody writes a glowing reference for the person who stole their idea.
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