look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Which leaves us wondering, looking over the limestone cliffs to the turquoise waters beyond, why would anyone ever want to automate this job?
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
Hurts looked over at Barkley, barely seeing through the snowstorm that plagued Lincoln Financial Field.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The one-minute teaser starts with Abby walking down a dark hallway as a siren blares, holding her gun and looking over her shoulder.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
Hurts looked over at Barkley, barely seeing through the snowstorm that plagued Lincoln Financial Field.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Jan. 2025
Aramark is the stadium’s concessions partner, looking over food service operations like inventory, customer service, food preparation, and food safety and sanitation procedures.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
The one-minute teaser starts with Abby walking down a dark hallway as a siren blares, holding her gun and looking over her shoulder.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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