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as in to look up
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The embassy recommended any travelers attending World Cup games look up the advisories and take the appropriate precautions.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
10 June 2026 -
But as Dunk gets angrier as the other knights mock him, the camera moves down to look up at him, almost in admiration.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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As digital technology and new forms of distribution rework the economics of the business, however, some media stalwarts have cast about for new forms of revenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Just look at the initial whitewash of the Watergate scandal at Richard Nixon's library and the minimal account at Bill Clinton's library of his impeachment.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Dive and swiftwater rescue teams are in the water in Libertyville looking for someone who may have vanished in the Des Plaines River.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed to Iranian state television that a deal to end the war has been reached.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Under Obama, the US was part of an international coalition that reached an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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The film explores the increasingly challenging coexistence of humans with polar bears – the world’s largest land predators – as climate change forces the mammals closer to human settlements to hunt for food, making dangerous encounters unavoidable.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Despite the exponential difference in cost, Ukrainian drones have been used to hunt enemy infantry, target Russian armored vehicles, and strike other Russian targets.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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