happen (by)

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look up
Verb
  • Looking at her computer's search history, investigators found that Patterson looked up a website listing sightings of the poisonous mushroom.
    Britt Clennett, ABC News, 30 May 2025
  • Mapping the Deep Ocean Bell started looking up dive data and doing some math.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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