as in consulted
to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage
when the sales representative refused to help us, we went to the store manager
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Hanson Bridgett consulted on crafting the removal.—
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In granting a temporary restraining order, the judge ordered the Kennedy Center to provide Beatty with info on the renovation project’s construction plans, budget and experts and advisers who were consulted.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ballistics testing conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation later confirmed that the gun Harrison had when he was arrested was the same modified firearm used in the killing, prosecutors said.—
CBS Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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His death was one of more than 1,000 nationally that an investigation led by The Associated Press identified as happening after police officers used physical force or weapons that were supposed to stop, but not kill, people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Went (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28to%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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