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as in to look up
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But while things may be looking up for homeowners, the same can't be said for renters in Southern California, where the rental market is facing new pressures.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025 -
It's also being used by customer service reps to look up transactions and more quickly and accurately resolve issues.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Mets had been casting about everywhere for pitching, attempting to cobble together a playoff-worthy rotation with the likes of a down-on-his-luck Severino and journeyman veterans like Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Kemp is a strong AHL player and has earned an NHL look, so his agent probably casts about looking for a team with a weak RH defence depth chart.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Musk maintains that the company’s future remains bright A growing number of consumers who bought Tesla vehicles before Musk took over DOGE have been looking to sell or trade them in, while others have slapped on bumper stickers seeking to distance themselves from him.—
Michael Liedtke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's continued criticism of Germany’s failure to pay its defense bills looks to have pushed one of Europe's wealthiest nations into action.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Even outsourcing development can be expensive, often reaching tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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When the train reaches Chicago, she's quickly arrested by a boorish officer who refuses to hear her account of what happened.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The longtime ritual calls for members of the royal family to smear blood on their faces from their first kill during fox or stag hunting.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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But on the 24th floor of a lower Manhattan U.S. District courthouse, a string of FBI agents filled in the nitty gritty—detailing the forensic penetration of iPhones, Google accounts, WhatsApp messages, and search histories of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives hunting Alinejad.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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