as in explored
to search through or into
the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business
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During a conversation with Associate Professor Smith, the topic of mRNA vaccines came up, and Conyngham explored whether the technology could be applied to help Rosie.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026 -
At first, the team, along with Mars’ band the Hooligans, explored funkier, more uptempo directions, but nothing seemed to match the emotional power of Mars’ lyrics.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
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Officers involved were placed on administrative leave as the incident is investigated by the Suffolk DA’s office.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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The incident is being investigated as a homicide, but detectives are not seeking a person of interest.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
Updated March 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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And, contrary to the expectations of people who like to sleep cool, warmer was generally better at least over the range of temperatures examined in this study (67 to 74 degrees), which were not warm enough to produce Evenepoel’s overheating problem.—
Richard A. Lovett,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The actor was taken to the hospital and examined, but not admitted.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Looked (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20%28into%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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