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as in to watch out (for)
to be cautious of or on guard against
if you go in those woods, look out for snakes!
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as in to care
to have an interest or concern for
as a fiduciary, she has an obligation to look out for our interests
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look out for
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as in nurse
to attend to the needs and comforts of
He always looks out for his grandkids.
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Because, in the long run, the stock market does not care who occupies the White House.Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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Putin cared little that the war soured his relationship with the West.Stephan Kieninger / Made by History, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Remove clocks from view to avoid watching the time pass.Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Here are five House races to watch Tuesday that will help determine chamber control.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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If Lincoln had lost in 1860, or Reagan dismissed the Soviet threat, the American experiment might have ended, but most life on Earth wouldn’t have noticed.Bill Weir, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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If an ad for either candidate ran, nobody noticed it.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Look out (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20out%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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