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locate

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




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Surveys conducted in the 1960s, which were primarily designed to locate productive fishing grounds, identified what appeared to be a deep-water coral reef.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

There, doctors use ultrasounds to locate where the pregnancy has implanted.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

One of the hottest new smartphone apps in Russia is a crowdsourced tool to help drivers locate gas stations with available fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Officials in BC say they have now been able to locate it again near shore, though it's unclear where it came from.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Dad said the first ship would create a settlement in the habitable zone, and we’d have to locate them from space using panchromatic imagery.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

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

She goes to the cupboard over the sink, taking her time, locates her key bunch in her pocket, unlocks the cupboard door.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The next day they took the strategically located Perim Island.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Deputies entered the information into Flock’s camera system and located the vehicle nearby along Highway 50, Cooper said in a video released on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Reddit users tend to be younger, are more likely to be male, and are disproportionately located in the United States.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

A Coast Guard aircrew located the boy sitting on top of the overturned boat on Monday morning, and a nearby good Samaritan vessel pulled him to safety.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Farmer informed me that Bayona had located rather quickly ten people in Carabayllo with probable MDR, and Jaime was sure he could have found more.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Even so, locating treatment-resistant regions that already exist inside tumors and understanding the cells that support them could eventually help researchers develop more effective combinations of cancer therapies.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

"When Microsoft and Amazon do business here in NSW, it's pleasing to see they are committed to providing some of their more skilled operations and locating them here," he says.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

"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

Gitl, known throughout the country as Tante Gitl and Gitl the Bear, organized a rescue mission dedicated to salvaging the lives of young survivors and locating the remnants of their families.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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