as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
I'll try to track down his last known address
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Officers responded to the 800 block of N 70th Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Saturday and found Javon Brown, 19, and Delorean Jackson, 20, outside a home with gunshot wounds.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025 -
If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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To learn more about the slithery, slimy donation, visit here.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The two developers are at odds despite finding each other devastatingly hot, until Cat learns about a secret plot to destroy Andi’s career, prompting the two to collaborate — and maybe fall in love.—
Emily Martin,
Them,
10 Feb. 2025
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Villegas arrived at his property to discover that small furniture from around the house had been relocated to the garage, and some items were missing entirely.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration discovered that some of the administration’s aggressive layoffs left the agency without key personnel.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, a lot of NASA's key science centers are located in Democratic-leaning states such as California, Maryland, and New York, which do not have a lot of power in the current Congress.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The following year, authorities asked the public to help locate him, and prosecutors say his crime was delivering a pound of meth to another person for an incarcerated gang member.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Just Hit the Market for $32 Million Long before Bo Derek ran down the beach in her Fulani braids and Farrah Fawcett posed in that iconic red swimsuit, there was Welch in her infamous doeskin bikini as seen in One Billion Years B.C.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2025
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As the clock ran down in the third period with overtime looming, the Eagles took the lead for good with 1:17 remaining in the third period.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Perry shared a series of photographs of Lucio growing up: at 3 months, 7 months, and a year old, with his hair getting longer and curlier each time, before bringing the now 18-month-old Lucio into the video.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Buttery, flaky croissants peak through and get nice and toasty in the oven.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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To find out more about HK Digital, visit their website.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic informally polled a half dozen personnel directors and the head of a name, image and likeness collective at a Power 4 school to find out.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Track (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/track%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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