peruse
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Artificial intelligence over time can peruse the data, find patterns and change the interpretation and action layers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the only architectural feats eliciting "oohs" and "aahs" this autumn morning are of the sponge variety, as enthusiasts peruse the gravity-defying gateaux from the city's gourmands.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
In 2020, a house hunter in Boise, Ida., could peruse over 20 properties for sale before encountering one listed for $1 million or more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Other workplace issues frame the union fight ahead, such as a properly functioning air conditioning system coming off the heels of a sweltering summer when people crowded the store to peruse its products.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
It took only a few seconds to peruse my limited options.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
My wife peruses L.A. condo listings frequently and the two of us have periodically gone with a Los Angeles real-estate agent to see new listings.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
The 17-year-old from Manchester enjoys deciphering the messages behind plates - phrases like YOU 105T are popular - and peruses Facebook groups where different combinations are shared.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Anyone who peruses Reddit regularly can’t miss the bots: As one user commented recently, “Pay attention to a lot of the new posts—they all start off the same. ‘
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2024
And yet large themes are present if one peruses the game with patience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
“You have Ethan and Lainie listed here, but not Tante Padva,” he says as he peruses it.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian tourist Harpreet Kaur, 24, perused shops with her cousins and uncle in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
On a recent, bustling Saturday night at a trendy cocktail bar on Chicago’s near northwest side, my friend perused the menu full of bespoke drinks — most containing bitter aperitifs — and looked vexed.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
On a Friday morning in late October, at the nursery’s last monthly open house of the year, Cynthia Deery perused the plants on sale.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Year after year, plainly, all seven scrapbooks stood ready to be perused or pored over by old close friends of the family and casual visitors alike, as well as, presumably, the odd part-time cleaning woman.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Preventing anyone with an internet connection from perusing mug shots is a welcome step, said Dennis Gaddy, who lobbied for the Second Chance Act before its 2020 passage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
One woman perusing the flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday admits she is too scared to do that.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
She moved on to perusing the rest of the image.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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