as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
independent investigators eventually nosed out proof of White House wrongdoing
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Recent Examples of nose out
Australians, the thinking goes, should keep their noses out of China’s business, both inside its borders and around its coastlines, and accept that the future Asian order will be centered on Beijing.
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Michael Fullilove, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The two men agree on at least one point: Both concede the government should keep its nose out of people’s romantic relationships.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Politicians and clergy, keep your noses out of this.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
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Michael Fullilove, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
The two men agree on at least one point: Both concede the government should keep its nose out of people’s romantic relationships.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
Advertisement Ted Williams and Ruth nosed out Gibson in career on-base percentage, but the legendary slugger who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Homestead Grays in a 14-year career that ended in 1946 is the all-time leader in on-base-plus-slugging (OPS) at 1.177.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Politicians and clergy, keep your noses out of this.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for nose out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nose out
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The easier and often more obvious group of four will become yellow once found all together, followed by green, blue and, the hardest or more obscure group, purple.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Emergency crews were dispatched to a home on Horseshoe Drive at 5:47 p.m. in connection with a fire complaint and found that the residence was burning, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
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Babich learned his lesson and took his foot off the blitzing pedal.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Participants learn to design strategies for creating ethical, sustainable enterprises and build a workplace culture prioritizing high performance and the common good.Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Urban planners are increasingly discovering that a viable solution to traffic congestion, long commute times and excessive vehicle emissions isn’t found at street level, but higher up.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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But it is soon discovered that Belle was never diagnosed with cancer, let alone cured.Charley Ross, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The investigation stemmed from the June 8, 2017, shooting at a parking lot in the Fair Oaks Plaza, located in the 900 block of E. Duane Avenue.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ask your line manager for support and find out what internal resources are available in your current workplace's learning and development department, or if there is any upcoming training you can be enrolled in.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the summer and fall of 2023, three researchers from a small Russian collective called the Public Sociology Laboratory, or P.S. Lab, travelled to three different regions across Russia, to find out what people thought about the war in Ukraine.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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And one Ukrainian crew turned their eight-wheeled Stryker infantry fighting vehicle into a weapon—and ran down, and over, at least one hapless Russian soldier trying to dodge on foot.David Axe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Quartz’s Bruce Gil runs down the most recent developments.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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