locate
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“We worked closely with our partner agencies and exhausted all available resources in our attempt to locate Ms. Park. Our deepest condolences are with her family and loved ones.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
"Work is underway to locate and secure assets abroad, in order to repatriate them and compensate the victims," a press release stated.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
That’s because in the early 2000s, the film critic Mark Kermode, who was making a documentary about “The Devils,” reached out to then-Warner Bros. employee Tim Everett, who helped him locate the footage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"The top priority is the identification of the missing persons and the taking of DNA samples to be able to locate their relatives," the civil guard wrote in a post on X.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Or the decision to locate the national capital on the Potomac was a backroom deal involving so many secret bargains and bribes that no one would ever unravel the full story.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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
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Little is known about where the property is located or its amenities.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The violation notices also identify that the signs are located on property owned by Inglewood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
A decision is yet to be taken on whether production can begin at Rosebank, the UK's largest known untapped oil field, located off the coast of Shetland.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The new plant, located near Honda’s existing Ohio manufacturing operations, will have the flexibility to produce multiple vehicle types and powertrains including hybrid and gas-powered vehicles, as well as electric vehicles, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Brooklyn woke up in a comfortable bed located in a section of the British embassy known as the Residence.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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In some cases, child protection teams succeed in locating relatives, even distant family members, who can care for orphaned children.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“People don’t understand that locating in Houston is like moving a film company to Hollywood,” said Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
The academic added that locating data centres in "the most sensible places" could mitigate how big those impacts are by using more wind energy.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
An address for “L. B. Leep” was listed in the phone book, and Roy had no difficulty locating the house.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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