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look over

[look-oh-ver] / ˈlɒɒkˌoʊ vər /






















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Speaking to reporters on the same day in Palm Beach, Florida, he said he had yet to look over the plan in detail.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Junior employees assigned to look over those summaries occasionally claimed to find tiny errors only to have Petrou insist they triple check.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

His manager Joyce Moore saw the musician’s death as a form of mercy, observing that in death he would never “have to look over his shoulder again.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

“It was music and dancing videos and it seemed innocent,” said Arnold, who resides in Los Angeles, explaining that she would look over the content Coco watched.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

I look over at Patrice, who is walking quietly next to me, her eyebrows furrowed.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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