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as in to look up
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And just when things are finally starting to look up, Jo receives a devastating cancer diagnosis.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025 -
Things are looking up for the Chaska girls lacrosse team.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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President Trump’s aggressive moves against transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion programs have left the Democratic Party casting about for a strategy for how to respond.—
Shane Goldmacher,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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That has left Republicans casting about for ways to offset those costs.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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With these facts in mind, scientists from Northwestern University looked to Bacillus subtilis, a probiotic bacteria found in the gut (and in soil).—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
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As part of the study, researchers looked closer at the diversity of these communities in the four evacuation zones by using U.S. census and elementary school data to develop a profile of the people living there.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Maryland improved to 20-6 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten and reached 10 wins in the conference for only the second time in the last five years (11-9 in 2022-23, coach Kevin Willard’s first season).—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Huskies were a 3-seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament, which was their lowest seeding since 2005, but the team went on a miracle run to upset 1-seed USC and reach the 23rd Final Four in program history.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 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.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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In Ituri, hundreds of miles north of where M23 is on the march, Ugandan troops are hunting members of the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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