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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
Keep reading for even more comfortable and warm styles from the brand, some of which are on sale in select colors through September 24.
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
These are paired with the Meta Neural Band—a wristband that, according to Meta, reads your muscle activity to control the glasses.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The first sentence has something like 31 words and takes a while to say, let alone read and digest.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Keep reading to get the full story on HRT and Alzheimer’s, and learn what this means for you.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
These are paired with the Meta Neural Band—a wristband that, according to Meta, reads your muscle activity to control the glasses.
—PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2025
The first sentence has something like 31 words and takes a while to say, let alone read and digest.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Keep reading to get the full story on HRT and Alzheimer’s, and learn what this means for you.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 Sep. 2025
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The circular included a QR code to scan for those interested in joining.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The tongue scan and iris scan—both purported to identify chronic conditions—raised my skeptic’s hackles.—
Peter J. Frank,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kautsch predicts that, under Garcetti and Pickering, many of the current firings and disciplinary actions will be challenged.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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Experts, some of whom are predicting a further slowdown in the third quarter, suggested the economy’s poor performance may force Beijing to approve a major economic stimulus.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Head to that same site to peruse our full calendar of events.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Sep. 2025
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The popular Saturday farmers’ market that runs from October to May is worth spending a morning perusing the 100-plus vendors on your own, too.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 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.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wedding Words' monthly revenue was over $8,000 in August, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It, and the company consistently brings in six figures in gross revenue each year.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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For years, Apple required that all in-app purchases be processed through its App Store and skimmed 30 percent off each transaction.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Now, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is floating a plan to skim half the patent earnings from inventions developed at universities with federal funding.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The agency is now studying the policy's statewide impact on referrals related to behaviors such as disrupting class, cheating or bullying, officials said.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Hernandezsantana studied regional and city planning at UC Berkeley and attended UC Law San Francisco, according to a Facebook profile with his same name.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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