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as in to look up
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The first show — a lot of people are [looking up].—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026 -
The only way to experience the scale of this temple is to step inside and look up.—
Jayne Yutig,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2026
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As digital technology and new forms of distribution rework the economics of the business, however, some media stalwarts have cast about for new forms of revenue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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In the vacuum created by Swalwell’s collapse, his Democratic rivals frenetically cast about for momentum.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Just look at the initial whitewash of the Watergate scandal at Richard Nixon's library and the minimal account at Bill Clinton's library of his impeachment.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Dive and swiftwater rescue teams are in the water in Libertyville looking for someone who may have vanished in the Des Plaines River.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Thao Nguyen Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed to Iranian state television that a deal to end the war has been reached.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Under Obama, the US was part of an international coalition that reached an agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear program.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Wild beavers went extinct in the UK around 400 years ago, as humans hunted them for their fur, meat and scent gland secretions, which have a musky, vanilla-like fragrance and were used as food flavoring and in perfumes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Unfortunately, jailbreaks don’t really fly under the radar, and the duo find themselves being hunted by the FBI.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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