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as in to look up
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Sundae looked up at the photo on the wall, at Holly Jolly, smiling without shark teeth, sprig of holly glinting on his lapel.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Now, after his recent meeting with Charles and rumors of an upcoming one with William, things are looking up.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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On the subject of creating the film, Deckelmeyer asked the cast about their unusual strings of accidents on set.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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For Hollywood’s political class, Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night after a weeklong suspension was a cause to celebrate — a crucial if momentary victory — for a town that’s been casting about for a way forward since Donald Trump re-entered the Oval Office in January.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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This option by Loloi, made in collaboration with fellow HGTV star Joanna Gaines, has a gorgeous neutral pattern that will look at home during any season.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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And a fifth of job seekers on the hunt have been looking for a year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The city has reached 85% of its total water treatment capacity now, Hall said.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some trappers focus on humane, live-capture and relocation for nuisance animals, while others are licensed hunters who can legally trap and kill animals during hunting seasons.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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In 2015, a reporter spent a night at the Algonquin with ghost-hunting tools and claimed that eight spirits — possibly including Dorothy Parker — answered her call.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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