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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
In the last eight years, only 1 in 5 nominations and wins have gone to women, the report read.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
While mostly reading from prepared remarks, Levine Cava departed from the script early on when a granddaughter in the front row began crying about four minutes into the mayor’s speech.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Along the way, Chihaya dedicated her life to reading.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
In the last eight years, only 1 in 5 nominations and wins have gone to women, the report read.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
While mostly reading from prepared remarks, Levine Cava departed from the script early on when a granddaughter in the front row began crying about four minutes into the mayor’s speech.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Along the way, Chihaya dedicated her life to reading.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Doing so literally means signing his life away, as Mickey 1 (the OG version of his character) agrees to have his body scanned and his memories archived, so he can be replicated — and recycled — ad infinitum, every time an unlucky copy hits a snag.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Speaking to local news outlet WREG, Memphis police said Cross entered the store with another woman, with the pair then using an old watch bar code battery to scan a number of items at a self-service machine for just $1 each.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Fundamental research in the biology of branching helps cure cardiovascular diseases and cancer, design materials that can heal themselves and predict how trees will respond to a changing climate.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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That’s the part that’s really difficult to predict and build into an analysis.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The brand also has countless other cowgirl boots options to peruse.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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Telling her that her submissions had been rejected and giving a false address for the magazine, Chambrun was able to get away with it—until Gallant stumbled across one of her stories while perusing The New Yorker at the American Library in Madrid, Spain, in 1952.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For one, pilots are constantly reviewing their contingency plans.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ahead of the opening, Landau noted that the team reviewed every aspect of the show to ensure this topic was presented with care.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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Whisk in the cream and juices; skim the foam off the top.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Add to that, an impeccable manicure skimming the table for a soft touch.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The legislation would allow for greater federal resources to study and work to replenish the species, plus create a framework for land-grant university research the white oaks, per the Kentucky Courier Journal.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Designed to study Earth's Van Allen radiation belts, CIRBE launched in April 2023 but fell silent in mid-April 2024 as the result of an onboard technical issue.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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