as in to explore
to search through or into
the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business
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Davis understood dissonance wasn’t a drawback but an opportunity to explore.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026 -
Each listing was meticulously researched, hiked and rated by the pair, who fanned out across the state and spent years exploring.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a Cook County judge on Thursday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged wrongdoing by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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To further develop the engine, the team plans to investigate light-emitting materials with shorter fluorescence lifetimes and tunable emission bandwidths, which can further speed up data rates.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
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In a 2015 meta-analysis published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, researchers examined studies on a specific type of cognitive training known as the n-back task.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Historian Georg Kreis, who has served on several panels examining Switzerland’s role during the Nazi era, suggested the Fondation Beyeler could help mediate between Schweitzer’s heir and the work’s current owner.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Look (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20%28into%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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