look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Five minutes after talking with Reuters, Sleaze is outside in an alleyway near the Hope center, looking over his shoulder.
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Now looking over a slightly longer period, the returns for Amazon stock have been more volatile than the S&P 500 at 2% in 2021, -50% in 2022, and 81% in 2023.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
At the time, the attorney said their paralegal looked over it and saw the payoff amount had changed as well as the payee.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
Which suggests that what Trump 2.0 is seeking is less the representation of different factions and more just disruption of all kinds — with Elon Musk’s efficiency project looking over the shoulder of each disruptive appointee, taking notes and offering suggestions and encouragement.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Now looking over a slightly longer period, the returns for Amazon stock have been more volatile than the S&P 500 at 2% in 2021, -50% in 2022, and 81% in 2023.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
At the time, the attorney said their paralegal looked over it and saw the payoff amount had changed as well as the payee.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Dec. 2024
Which suggests that what Trump 2.0 is seeking is less the representation of different factions and more just disruption of all kinds — with Elon Musk’s efficiency project looking over the shoulder of each disruptive appointee, taking notes and offering suggestions and encouragement.
—Ross Douthat, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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