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as in to find out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for search (for)
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In addition to financial damages, the association seeks to have the court issue an injunction to force them to comply and change their behaviors.—
Christyne D. Santisteban,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025 -
Gabbard, who sought to repeal the controversial law that authorizes the U.S. government to collect the communications of foreigners abroad without a warrant, has since reversed her stance.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Verge has reached out to Samsung to find out which of its TVs and appliances are currently equipped with these ambient sensors.—
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
22 Jan. 2025
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After two books, readers finally find out what Andarna and the seventh breed of dragon are called.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Because these WMAs are designed to provide two conflicting services — to maintain wildlife habitat and to offer recreation, including hunting opportunities that may scare the birds away — no one really knows how the resident geese perceive the situation.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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She's abruptly fired from her exercise show when her creepy boss (Dennis Quaid) decides to hunt for younger talent to be the face of the series.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Every season, Netflix’s hit action-thriller The Night Agent introduces a new story and new characters around title character Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), who has been accompanied so far by Luciane Buchanan’s Rose Larkin.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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While targets can focus efforts and create accountability, they must be accompanied by robust unconscious bias training and inclusive, psychologically safe environments.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Curran appears next to Trump in a series of photos showing the former and future president returning to his feet, blood running down his face and raising a fist, prompting cheers from the audience.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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With the current threat levels, these groups are sure to be running down leads locally, nationally and internationally to mitigate any potential threat to the inauguration or any of the high-level people attending.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The critters dig up the bulbs that my wife spends hours planting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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These varieties produce drab-looking but tasty fruiting bodies called truffles, which mammals like dogs or boars will find by smell—then dig up and eat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the video, a vehicle crash can be heard prior to Jiang's Prius entering the frame, closely followed by a dark SUV.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Eight months later, when Cox heard Lombardi called the FBI, Lombardi said, Cox canceled his contract.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Wilson was later arrested over Stevens’ death in Michigan in July 2024, after a license plate camera detected her vehicle, according to a press release from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office previously obtained by PEOPLE.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Oil has been detected on the shores of Sevastopol, approximately 155 miles from the Kerch Strait and 96,000 tons of contaminated sand and soil have been removed by officials and volunteers from the shoreline of Russia's Krasnodar region.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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