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look over

[look-oh-ver] / ˈlɒɒkˌoʊ vər /






















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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

I took a moment to look over the pitch, took a deep breath, and returned to give my former England and Leicester Tigers team-mate Lewis Moody a big hug.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

Abby’s family would settle in front of the One Stop, and I made myself not look over.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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