perusing
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It's a story I first stumbled on almost a decade ago while perusing the newspaper archives – and the more I dug, the more I discovered.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Young men and women mingled freely, perusing works of contemporary art and design objects while a band played live music in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
I wondered to myself, scrolling through his more than 750 posts and perusing his 211,000 followers.
From Slate • Dec. 17, 2024
During this time, I also spent many minutes examining the road atlas, and perusing also the relevant volumes of Mrs Jane Symons's The Wonder of England.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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