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Recent Examples of peruse Fineman might also be perusing some bag charms during the Nordstrom anniversary sale. Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 July 2025 Grandiose, though their crypto-utopian website is worth perusing. Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 In the past few months, Greater Cincinnati Kroger shoppers may have noticed something out of the ordinary: a robot with shining blue lights, perusing shelves and casting a narrow ray of bright light at merchandise. Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The bookstore cafe bar, which opened Feb. 13, is starting with a few hundred books for visitors to peruse and buy with the hopes of growing to offer 1,000 books. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for peruse
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  • One study found that increases in Medicaid eligibility at birth led to improvements in reading test scores in the 4th and 8th grades.
    Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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    Victor Williams, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025

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“Peruse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peruse. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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