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as in to look up
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Having won the Europa Conference League and finished fourth in the Premier League to clinch Champions League football next season, things had been looking up for Enzo Maresca’s young squad.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 July 2025 -
Some looked up with surprised expressions on their faces.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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TransPerfect has also been working with Microsoft to pilot some new AI products, for example, says Zinger, and it’s been casting about internally for other business opportunities.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Now the company is casting about in a very different sort of pool.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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For those who are looking to help, Franks said the city is looking for volunteers to help man that station and bring food.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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The temperatures were expected to reach a high of 79 degrees, a departure for the typically overcast city, as Russia's Mirra Andreeva and Switzerland's Belinda Bencic faced off for the women's singles championships quarter finals.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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One interesting information nugget from yesterday’s NDRC update on the 14th Five Year Plan was that China’s economy is expected to reach RMB 140 trillion, having grown by RMB 35 trillion during the period covered by the plan.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Minnesota Lynx are leading the pack and are hunting for their first title since 2017.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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All the while, a menacing gangster named Vince (Cranston) looms in the background, hunting Marius down for a debt that could cost him his life.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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