surveying

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However security is handled, there will be no ICE officers surveying the crowd with facial-recognition software and abducting people for unstated reasons.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

They’re a reminder that she’s the filmmaker, surveying a story that belongs to others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

"To understand when and why harmful microbial glycogen is produced, the team will next conduct larger studies surveying gut microbiome communities in ALS/FTD patients before and after disease onset," Burberry said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

But even the Norris of Internet myth would have a hard time surveying the scale of Washington’s current fiscal disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Navigation, Nat thought, was like surveying, all right.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham