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“In the movie version of it I look up to the sky and I’m like, ‘I hear you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Younger drag kings like her are able to look up to and learn from El Daña because her work was properly recorded, she added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I didn’t look up, not once, not even when I thought someone said my name.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows