as in explored
to search through or into
the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business
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For 45 years, a renowned, long-running multidisciplinary paleoanthropological research initiative known as the Middle Awash Project has explored deposits in an area of the Afar Rift called the Halibee member of the Dawaitoli Formation.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026 -
The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Federal authorities investigated Paxton during the Biden administration, but he was not charged.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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On May 22, Canada's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced that the actor’s remains were located in the Lions Bay area and that his death was being investigated as a homicide.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Defendants’ needs vary, and any diagnosis made by the psychologist who examined Rodriguez-Singh on March 26 has not been made public because the resulting psychiatric evaluation report was filed under seal.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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His most recent drama, Evil Does Not Exist, examined the natural world as besieged by modern industry.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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“Looked (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20%28into%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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