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locate

[loh-keyt, loh-keyt] / ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪt /




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Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify suspicious vehicles.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

“We will continue to work closely with the Brophy family to locate Angelica,” Valdovinos said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

She says it took her an hour and a half to get through to speak to someone on customer service and locate the subscription.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

If you eventually turned the cash over to the Los Angeles Police Department, it would be held for 90 days while they try to locate the owner.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

To Isidore he said, “What did you do, try to recharge its battery? Or locate a short in it?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Where “Neon Summer Skin” locates it in the invincible abandon of a day at the pool, “Canopies” finds it in the paradox of protection through separation and the bond capable of surviving it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 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

Ms Wall locates the former burial sites using press images, local stories and flowers left on posts but said she had learnt to identify “very clear signs”.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2024

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

If she locates us before we make it to the settlement, who knows how the Collective will punish him.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The Giant's Causeway is located in Country Antrim, and was formed by intense volcanic activity which forced molten rock up through cracks in the earth.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In New York, where the firm is located, people are only eligible for those if they are being stalked by a partner or ex-partner.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

SpaceX’s flagship testing site is in Boca Chica, and Tesla’s corporate headquarters, known as Giga, is located in Austin.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“Fly has located a place of significant interest. The ground looks markedly different from here. It stands to reason that we could find a sample that contains signs of an ancient water supply there.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

"Our focus will be on locating the victims who are buried under the rubble" said Fathur, adding the rescue effort had been complicated by landslides cutting off several roads.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Worse, locating and identifying people who have been in contact with Ebola patients is a tedious and frequently dangerous task.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"Hand-eye coordination, tracking and locating balls, leaping down low or up high, and attacking the ball at corner kicks, that translates very well," Traore says.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The Irvine Police Department is requesting help from the public in identifying and locating a man suspected of vandalizing about 13 Teslas with spray paint.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“Your grandmother might refuse my help. She and your grandfather have never held me in much esteem. But if she will accept my assistance in locating Stan, I will give it.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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