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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Keep reading to hear more about the incredible workings of the South's cutest Christmas towns.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
When not writing, Maggie is a wine enthusiast, a travel junkie and a romance reading fiend.
—Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Click here to read more on how new laws are impacting Louisiana.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
When not writing, Maggie is a wine enthusiast, a travel junkie and a romance reading fiend.
—Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Click here to read more on how new laws are impacting Louisiana.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Now read the latest MacBook, iPhone, and iMac headlines in Forbes’ weekly Apple Loop news digest...
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Patrons scan their Gail Borden library cards or reciprocal borrower cards to start their sessions.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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With each, users must scan a list of blue links, select and read a source, and abstract any pertinent information.Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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And then — just as my colleague Joe Reid predicted — Kate Winslet for Lee, a biopic that has enjoyed a muted reception since debuting at last year’s TIFF.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ampere predicted just under a third of the subs growth will come from APAC – numbering around 600 million people – a similar figure to North America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Go peruse the thread — your phone will be better for it.David Pierce, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
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The nearby Kings Road, with its boho roots, is also worth perusing.Eva Ramirez, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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On Monday, TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed an emergency injunction, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review legislation that would ban the social media app if ByteDance does not sell the platform by Jan. 19, 2025.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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After reviewing submissions, the show will then invite any promising applicants to New York City for a formal audition process.Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Yet this action didn’t spur immediate instability across the market, even as some froth was helpfully skimmed away.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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The cut shows off a little skin but tastefully skims the waist line with just the right amount of coverage.Michelle Mastro, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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What comes next is impossible to know As a second son not poised to take up his father’s mantle, Assad studied ophthalmology in London until his older brother Bassel, who had been groomed to succeed Hafez, died in a car crash in 1994.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Trace One, a product management software company, studied the number of food recalls in the U.S. between 2020 and 2024 and found that the number of recalls grew from 454 to 547 per year.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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