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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of read
Joseph is also reading social cues.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Pastor Getro Dorvil read scripture focusing on God’s plans.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Thanks for reading Braves Report.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Thank God/the blue alien her mom read her journal, so her dreams could come true!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Pastor Getro Dorvil read scripture focusing on God’s plans.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Thanks for reading Braves Report.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Thank God/the blue alien her mom read her journal, so her dreams could come true!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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According to a California audit last month which analyzed open network traffic across more than 7,600 popular websites scanned from California, over half (55%) of sites set advertising cookies even after users explicitly rejected them.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The system then scans YouTube and flags potential replicas for that celebrity’s team to review.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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These tools help predict how a candidate will handle challenges, collaborate, and fit into your team.—
Karla Vallecillo,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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At these critical points, theory predicts that entanglement may spike dramatically, but models often fail to describe what actually happens.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kids get into all sorts of things on the internet, but no parent wants young children perusing adult websites, so a number of US states and several countries have implemented age-verification laws that require websites to confirm that their visitors are not minors.—
Chloe Albanesius,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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Stop by to admire the vintage memorabilia, including old gas pumps and signs, as well as to peruse the gift shop and take a photo at the Route 66 shield.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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PCMag editors select and review products independently.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
11 Apr. 2026
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Special backhoes will skim that top layer of soil off the top.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But a financial audit revealed that Alfortish had been skimming money, some of which had been earmarked for hurricane relief, to pay for vacations to Aruba and to Grand Cayman, and for a new sound system at his home.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But researchers who study fertility trends say the decline is driven by forces that have little to do with contraception access and that restricting it is unlikely to produce more births.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Duvick, senior research professor in French, has been studying the account books of Joseph Bailly (1774-1835) since 2005.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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