look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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The Cass County Election Authority looks over those south of Jackson County, in cities like Raymore or Belton.
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The feds also looked over Bied’s sickening business partnership with his co-conspirator in Indonesia, who Bied purchased multiple orangutan and Javan leopard skulls from.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Mirador de la Flor, which translates to Lookout of the Flower, features a motif of white roses and a life-size bronze statue of the singer leaning against a center pillar, looking over the Corpus Christi Bay.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Watson constantly looked over their shoulder.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
The feds also looked over Bied’s sickening business partnership with his co-conspirator in Indonesia, who Bied purchased multiple orangutan and Javan leopard skulls from.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Mirador de la Flor, which translates to Lookout of the Flower, features a motif of white roses and a life-size bronze statue of the singer leaning against a center pillar, looking over the Corpus Christi Bay.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Watson constantly looked over their shoulder.
—Milla Surjadi, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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