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perusal

[puh-roo-zuhl] / pəˈru zəl /


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Perusal of the website suggests rampant tawdriness—and not the fun kind, either.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2014

Said General MacArthur: "Perusal of the letters will show any fair-minded person that they were neither politically inspired nor intended to convey blanket approval of the Congressman's views."

From Time Magazine Archive

Diligent Perusal Sirs: Orchids to you for your clear, complete and reverent handling of all the news relevant to the Vatican since the death of His Holiness, Pope Pius XI.

From Time Magazine Archive

In an entry for Thursday, July 27, 1775, he writes of reviewing "the 'Squires Library," noting that "After some Perusal I fix'd in the Farmer's memorable Letters."

From The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography by Wolf, George D.

Perusal of old letters will not generally conduce to cheerfulness, and Glazzard once more felt his spirits sink, his brain grow feverishly active.

From Denzil Quarrier by Gissing, George




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