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peruse

[puh-rooz] / pəˈruz /


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He is unlikely to donate a volume to the library at this early stage of his premiership, but if he finds time to peruse the shelves, he will find an eclectic collection.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence over time can peruse the data, find patterns and change the interpretation and action layers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

If I’m traveling and visiting family, I’ll peruse their library and borrow something that seems interesting.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2026

In 2020, a house hunter in Boise, Ida., could peruse over 20 properties for sale before encountering one listed for $1 million or more.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

Free from all fear, José Arcadio Segundo dedicated himself then to peruse the manuscripts of Melquíades many times, and with so much more pleasure when he could not understand them.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

My wife peruses L.A. condo listings frequently and the two of us have periodically gone with a Los Angeles real-estate agent to see new listings.

From MarketWatch Dec. 30, 2025

It’s a recent quiet Monday morning at a West Hollywood vegetarian restaurant where we meet and Victor, who uses they/she pronouns and identifies as queer, peruses the menu with a mix of curiosity and enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

The 17-year-old from Manchester enjoys deciphering the messages behind plates - phrases like YOU 105T are popular - and peruses Facebook groups where different combinations are shared.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2025

Anyone who peruses Reddit regularly can’t miss the bots: As one user commented recently, “Pay attention to a lot of the new posts—they all start off the same. ‘

From Slate Dec. 27, 2024

She eases over to the order window as a tall girl with a folding camping chair slung over her shoulder peruses the menu.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

He says he perused various theatre scripts and Second Best caught his eye.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2025

As I perused all those crazy headlines on Thursday morning, I noticed something curious.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2023

As shoppers perused the offerings up and down the street, Claytor said Books, Bites, n’ Beats, a block party/festival, “feels like home.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2023

For the first time in months, he perused the old pictures of his parents, smiling and waving up at him from the images, which were all he had left of them now.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

It's a story I first stumbled on almost a decade ago while perusing the newspaper archives – and the more I dug, the more I discovered.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

It included learning how to speed up tasks like perusing Glassdoor, where people post about their jobs, and suggested the best AI tool for each purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

I nodded, and while Nan went up to the register, I went back to perusing.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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