locate
Example Sentences
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His recommendations, he said, included advising the request of a forensic post-mortem examination and proactive investigative lines in an effort to locate Katie's missing mobile phone.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
A former Nike manager in China complained that staffers could sometimes be hard to locate in person because of the company’s hybrid work policies, which were dialed back in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
In September 2023, they helped federal investigators in Yakima, Wash., locate two bodies, said Tim Perry, a former federal prosecutor and top Department of Homeland Security official.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
If the brain started as a true tabula rasa, with no built-in connections, neurons would first need to locate and connect with one another.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
He told Middleton that he would “one hundred times rather find the old lady alive than dead,” adding, “If you can give any information to locate her, that will help you.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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