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as in to look up
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Looking at her computer's search history, investigators found that Patterson looked up a website listing sightings of the poisonous mushroom.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 May 2025 -
Mapping the Deep Ocean Bell started looking up dive data and doing some math.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
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The cart before the horse There’s a difference between a scientist who hypothesizes that a medical fact may be true and then sets about testing that idea, and a scientist who has already embraced and amplified a medical theory and is now casting about for something to support his conclusion.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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My college cohort graduated into a decimated job market, desperately seeking internships that were likely to be unpaid and casting about for gigs working in bars or cafés.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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Analysts polled by FactSet were looking for $3.21 in earnings per share and revenue of $3.12 billion.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Hill is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, and looked first ballot-worthy until last season, when his antics, side babies, lawsuits and now a divorce finally overshadowed underwhelming play.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Other concerns stem from the costs of the project, particularly with the city’s growing budget deficit that could reach close to $100 million in the coming years.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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Vehicles and armored personnel carriers made up almost a tenth of the sales, with satellite and space systems exports reaching 8 percent of the total, up from 2 percent in 2023.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Akasha’s days of hunting for hundreds of gallons of solvent and then searching again for places to dump it were over.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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There have been some conflicting reports as to whether Amazon was hunting for a new unscripted chief with some sources saying that Mike Hopkins, who is head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, was leading the charge.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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