as in to read
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Verb
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Pamela starts in late April, but don’t stop reading this because that was months ago.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025 -
Simpson remembers being astounded by the number of people who turned out for a Delicious Tacos reading in Los Angeles in 2022.—
John McDermott,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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The seventh full moon of 2025 was one of the lowest-hanging of the year, skimming the southern horizon and setting in the southwest close to sunrise.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Just scan your bar cart for an interesting bottle, crack a can of tonic, and apéro hour is yours.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Ruff scanned and rescanned his ticket in disbelief.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The bookstore cafe bar, which opened Feb. 13, is starting with a few hundred books for visitors to peruse and buy with the hopes of growing to offer 1,000 books.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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In the past few months, Greater Cincinnati Kroger shoppers may have noticed something out of the ordinary: a robot with shining blue lights, perusing shelves and casting a narrow ray of bright light at merchandise.—
Alexander Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Wayfair’s Fourth of July sale has thousands of deals, so be sure to browse even more patio and home deals before prices go back up.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
2 July 2025
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“Speed-read.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speed-read. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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