as in to resort (to)
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look up
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Stargaze by the River At nightfall, don't forget to look up, says Cassie Branstetter, Public Information Officer for Buffalo National River.—
Katie Strasberg Rousso,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Salgado immediately looked up the affected census tracts in CEJST.—
Marlowe Starling,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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