as in inspections
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition
received a thorough going-over before being sent on stage
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To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Iran passed a law suspending mandatory cooperation and now requires its Supreme National Security Council approval for all inspections.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Further examinations by team doctors showed nothing serious and Glasow was cleared to pitch Monday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just as digital monitoring evolved from synthetic pings to real-user monitoring, accessibility must move from periodic audits to continuous, real-world validation.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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States audits, however, have repeatedly shown that CoreCivic facilities in Tennessee have failed to follow federal standards, including closing investigations before receiving rape kit results, failing to send rape kits for testing and not recording disciplinary actions.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Criticism of Israel has been muted within the Republican Party, tracking with surveys that show broad approval of Israel’s military operation among GOP voters.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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To identify workaholics, the researchers used established psychological surveys that measure both excessive and compulsive working tendencies.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Goings-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goings-over. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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