as in examination
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But an initial perusal suggests to us that there’s some there there.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2024
Well, a quick perusal of Guston’s (then Goldstein’s) apprentice cartoons in the L.A. Times provides a cringeworthy answer.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Journal Sentinel culture writers Jim Higgins and Chris Foran have compiled a list of 41 new books for your perusal, including ones by Wisconsin writers, with a subset of choices for children and teens.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After a perusal of classical literature, my eye fell on the holy grail.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2023
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2024
Well, a quick perusal of Guston’s (then Goldstein’s) apprentice cartoons in the L.A. Times provides a cringeworthy answer.
—Walker Mimms, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Journal Sentinel culture writers Jim Higgins and Chris Foran have compiled a list of 41 new books for your perusal, including ones by Wisconsin writers, with a subset of choices for children and teens.
—Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
After a perusal of classical literature, my eye fell on the holy grail.
—Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2023
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“Perusal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perusal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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