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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
For more: read Jeff Nussbaum’s investigation, from 2015, of what happened the night New York City saved itself from bankruptcy.
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Way, who smiled as the initial $4 million verdict was read, was cleared on claims of false imprisonment and constructive discharge.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
As the verdict was read, Way looked straight ahead.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
Way, who smiled as the initial $4 million verdict was read, was cleared on claims of false imprisonment and constructive discharge.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
As the verdict was read, Way looked straight ahead.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Superior Court Judge Craig Collins from neighboring Gaston county also rejected it after Tench’s friends and family — his mother, sister and aunts — submitted and read aloud letters underlining the effect Tench’s disappearance and apparent death have had.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
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From monitoring user access to scanning contracts for policy violations, AI helps organizations automate oversight and keep pace with changing regulations.—
Deepak Yadav,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Intego immediately offered to scan the drive and quickly detected 79% of the samples, almost precisely the median of current scores.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Google is predicting a spike in search volumes this month for terms related to the recession that came to define the late 2000s.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Analysis predict the number of new vehicle registrations will fall due to the fluid nature of the current trade policy negotiations.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Moms will be greeted with a mimosa or bellini as while perusing the menu with starters like tuna tartare with avocado and yuzu ponzu, or kong Island Sound oysters with a passion fruit mignonette.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read on to peruse the discounts on indoor and outdoor area rugs now.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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On a June morning in 2023, David and his wife had just finished a hike and were snacking on crispbreads and cheese at a picnic table in a park near their apartment when David skimmed his cellphone.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Even better, Rove doesn’t mark up or skim the margins.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The scientists have now studied more than 5,000 relatives and every one of them who had the mutation lost short-term memories and the ability to care for themselves.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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But studying laser ablation, McLaughlin said, would mean drilling holes in the skill of someone not getting treatment.—
Frieda Klotz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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