locate
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The mission to locate Seibert took more than 300 cumulative hours from 20 members of the volunteer rescue team, as well as the support of several outside state and local agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their earliest soft X-ray emission has been far more difficult to observe because most narrow-field X-ray telescopes depend on gamma-ray alerts to locate a burst before turning toward it.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
He wrote that the fundraiser had been created as "a result of our concern and desperation" after trying "multiple avenues" to locate his stepfather.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police say the information provides unprecedented ability to identify suspects, pinpoint stolen vehicles and locate missing persons.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Letters from Washington show that he sought to locate Margaret in Philadelphia.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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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
The section of “Mandate for Leadership” dedicated to laying out a program for the future Trump Justice Department locates the discussion of the federal death penalty in a broad but familiar context.
From Slate ● May 14, 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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The good news for the oil-and-gas industry is that most of its facilities — both onshore and offshore — are located further west, said Molchanov.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It would also be located close to an electrical substation for offshore wind farms in the North Sea, from which it could draw power.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The U.S.’s main air-war command center for the Middle East, located in Qatar, was largely destroyed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The team is also examining how exercise affects other fat deposits, including fat located around the heart.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
I caught her attention and nodded around the side of the building, where the latrine was located.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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If a patient has an antibody against an antigen carried by nearly everyone else, locating compatible donor blood can require specialized laboratories, rare donor registries and sometimes international cooperation.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Without locating and examining the animal,” she said, “we can’t determine what may have caused the reported aggressive behavior.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
If Iran manages to lay more mines, then U.S. forces are left with the hard task of locating and clearing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Pabst Brewing Company has turned to social media for help locating thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer taken from a distribution centre in California.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Good night,” the children said, their voices locating them in the darkness.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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