as in explores
to search through or into
the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business
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Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026 -
Almodovar, known for his deeply personal work, explores artistic creation by following a film director working on a script, along with a woman named Elsa who heads out on a trip after her mother dies.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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The musical does not have Monday evening performances, but in his press conference, Simms said the building will remain out of service pending repairs as the Department of Buildings investigates.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The show, which opens to the public May 10, examines the relationship between fashion, art and the body, giving the weekend’s pre-parties their usual mix of celebrity dressing, designer visibility and red carpet prelude.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
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In her very long and very twisty new novel, the author examines a Depression-era sterilization law in Mississippi, thereby connecting three white female characters.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Looks (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20%28into%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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