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as in to scan
to go over and mentally take in the content of
he always reads the newspaper in the morning as he eats breakfast
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as in to predict
to tell of or describe beforehand
the psychic claimed to be able to read his future
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Recent Examples of read
Keep reading to shop the best outdoor deals starting at $16.
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Keep reading for our go-to wrinkle-removing methods that work in a pinch.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Keep reading to discover the 30 best silver sneakers for women to get your daily dose of shine, all season long.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
The official logline reads as follows: Talented Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate (Whitman) lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England, next door to her father Mac (Parker), who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah (McDonnell), a globe-trotting American always on an adventure.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Keep reading for our go-to wrinkle-removing methods that work in a pinch.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Keep reading to discover the 30 best silver sneakers for women to get your daily dose of shine, all season long.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2025
The official logline reads as follows: Talented Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate (Whitman) lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England, next door to her father Mac (Parker), who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah (McDonnell), a globe-trotting American always on an adventure.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Guests who have opted into the biometric journey will be asked to scan their passport and look into the camera of one of the biometric face pods which will then validate their information.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Possibly this is because they were built by scanning edited and airbrushed photos—not just of professionally attractive people, but of us.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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The ratio also could be used to predict eventual memory loss in people who have a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is transforming climate change prediction and rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools available to predict, manage and mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Next, peruse Auntie Q’s diverse array of vintage items and collectibles–from glassware and toys to restored cast-iron cooking pieces – and don’t leave without a Sand Mountain Beach Club T-shirt sporting a mischievous racoon and snarky sayings.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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From now until Monday, March 31, keep perusing more deals worth shopping.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Mar. 2025
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Haas, Tyron, and Gutierrez remain in police custody at the Smith County Jail in Tyler, Texas, according to inmate records reviewed by PEOPLE this week.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Enter the hollow-body frog, which will skim over the mats with ease.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
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In 2017, a previous version of the car skimmed a cyclist in London, leading to some bad press, so this latest iteration has been programmed not to overtake cyclists, horse riders, or anything slow-moving on the road.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The aspiring doctor, who hopes to study anesthesiology, launched her Miss Teen duties the morning after the pageant by being interviewed for a KUSI-TV news show with the new Miss Teen Poway Scarlette Mullenger.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some funding from the IMLS also goes to academic projects, such as using virtual reality to preserve Native American cultural archives or studying how AI chatbots could improve access to university research.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/read. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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