as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we were finally able to locate the missing cat, who had been sleeping in the closet the whole time
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According to a footnote on Apple’s website, the new Hearing Protection feature will only be available to users located in the US and Canada.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
All three buildings are located on a single campus on State Route 122.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
Not only that, it’s located near some of the best private schools, the downtown area, and an exclusive club that apparently everyone belongs to.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The lagoon is located between Arkansas 59 and Hollis Lake, just northwest of Lock and Dam 13 in Barling on the Arkansas River.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
All three buildings are located on a single campus on State Route 122.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
Not only that, it’s located near some of the best private schools, the downtown area, and an exclusive club that apparently everyone belongs to.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
The lagoon is located between Arkansas 59 and Hollis Lake, just northwest of Lock and Dam 13 in Barling on the Arkansas River.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Locate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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