locate
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Rescue operations are continuing to locate 13 others who are reported to be trapped in the tunnel since Monday's collapse.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
To locate the immune cells that were "partying all night," as Macauley described them, the researchers also used a technique called light sheet microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The devices scan the plates of passing vehicles, which police say enables them to locate vehicles reported stolen or linked to criminal suspects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Of the 69 people whose career data Mr. Das was able to locate, 70% live in the U.S. and only 25% in India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The pocket watch on its long silver chain proves most difficult to locate.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Osaka locates that intersection at tennis tournaments worldwide, looks both ways and boldly steps into the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
When a store puts in an order, a robot locates the correct bin, grabs the tote using extendable metal arms and carries it to a glass elevator that delivers the item to a human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Another early highlight, Reliquia, chops and splices a chamber quartet into unrecognisable electronic patterns, as Rosalía reconciles herself to the idea that she loves too hard, and locates the beauty in that vulnerability.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
He still lives in Seattle, consults for transportation clients, and joined the board of a company that locates underground utility obstacles, like those which delayed the new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension streetcar.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Crouching in the lee of what was a tourist gift shop—a few souvenir plates in their racks, each with a different name painted on the rim and arranged alphabetically—Werner locates himself in the city.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Officials say traceback and outbreak data have linked the largest outbreak to lettuce supplied to the affected Taco Bell eateries to a Taylor Farms’ facility, Taylor Farms de Mexico, located in central Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The home is located about a 40-minute drive from both of Short’s Los Angeles homes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
But Solis said the decision for a mandatory evacuations rests with the incident command structure led by the city because the warehouse is located in city limits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ten restaurants in South Korea, all located in capital city Seoul, have been awarded two Michelin stars.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But Confederate forces began seizing United States property including military forts located in the south.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Coast Guard suspended its active search based on the extensive efforts already conducted and the dwindling probability of locating a survivor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
United States, a 2018 case involving cellphone tower locating data, Chatrie made clear that the third-party doctrine just doesn’t make sense when it comes to smartphone data privacy.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Work colleagues have been recruited to help in locating stickers.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
“While many vines have been intercepted and destroyed, locating the thousands that may still be in customers’ hands remains our top priority,” said California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross in a press release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
But it was locating the Mary Rose that truly motivated McKee.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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