see over
phrasal verb
saw over; seen over; seeing over; sees over
British
: to walk around and examine (a place) carefully
They went to see the house over.
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The months-long security crackdown that followed Amini’s death killed more than 500 people and saw over 22,000 detained.
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Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Though it’s risen over the course of this year, at 4.2%, the nation’s unemployment rate is two percentage points lower than the average seen over the last 50 years.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The drones were seen over sensitive military locations, including Ramstein Air Base, and over arms and chemical manufacturers in early December, according to Reuters.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The drones were reportedly first seen over Morris County, New Jersey – whose border sits approximately two miles north of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster – in mid-November, according to Patch.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Though it’s risen over the course of this year, at 4.2%, the nation’s unemployment rate is two percentage points lower than the average seen over the last 50 years.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The drones were seen over sensitive military locations, including Ramstein Air Base, and over arms and chemical manufacturers in early December, according to Reuters.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The drones were reportedly first seen over Morris County, New Jersey – whose border sits approximately two miles north of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster – in mid-November, according to Patch.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“See over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20over. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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