perusal
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Thankfully, “The Library of Lost Maps” collects and presents some of the great maps of the past for leisurely perusal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Based on a perusal of Glassdoor and Salary.com, he said, the average corporate Target salary ran at about $90,000 to $100,000 a year.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025
The composition portrays her alert perusal of a text connected to the public world of action, and him relaxing with a text connected to a contemplative interior life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025
Smith’s filing, for Judge Tanya Chutkan’s perusal, argues that Trump’s actions fell well outside his official duties as president.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2024
She ended this deep perusal by tying a green ribbon in her hair.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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