flip through
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Among them facsimiles of relevant ephemera are bound in mismatching formats: foldout drawings, transparencies, die-cuttings and pamphlets whose archival relevance you must flip through to ascertain.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
The officers flip through papers as several men sit expectantly inside.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023
Sometimes he’ll flip through a pile of papers or react to testimony with a grimace or other expression.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Of course, it’s essentially useless because if I do need to find a lyric, I’m not gonna be able to get under the piano, flip through the binder and find it in time.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023
I flip through the latest issue of Ebony magazine, looking for a hairstyle.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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