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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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Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
The novel is commonly read as dystopian, but Srinivasan seems to have drawn from it a set of concrete policy recommendations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Investors are trying frantically to read all of the tea leaves, and in academia and elsewhere, others of us are hoping to be able to shape the future of AI for the better.
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—John Werner, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Albert Donnay, an environmental health engineer who read the story, said those fumes could have accounted for all of the ghostly hallucinations the family experienced.
—Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
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Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2024
The novel is commonly read as dystopian, but Srinivasan seems to have drawn from it a set of concrete policy recommendations.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Investors are trying frantically to read all of the tea leaves, and in academia and elsewhere, others of us are hoping to be able to shape the future of AI for the better.
Follow me on LinkedIn.
—John Werner, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Albert Donnay, an environmental health engineer who read the story, said those fumes could have accounted for all of the ghostly hallucinations the family experienced.
—Kate Sosin, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
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Pay-per-view payments can be made via phone after scanning a QR code that is shown onscreen.Patrick Frater, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then Cooke and others scanned and analyzed the bone.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Not even the most pessimistic prognosticators could have predicted this.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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This year, Lichtman has predicted Vice President Kamala Harris will win the 2024 U.S. presidential election.Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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These days, the sales start as early as October sometimes and will continue to trickle in until the main event on November 29, giving you ample time to start perusing the discounts and get a head start on your gift list.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shopping in stores is always an option, but the most convenient way to scope the sales landscape is to peruse online.Suzy Forman, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
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In August, the FBI reviewed credit card statements associated with Williams that showed payment at a parking near a Washington metro station, about a 10-minute ride from the Capitol area, that was made on Jan. 6, 2021, the statements of facts says.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Great shopping, luxury hotels, and proximity to beaches and parks only add to Savannah’s allure — and that’s barely skimming the surface of this quintessential southern city.Karen Norian, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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The two-part title story tells of a husband and wife who fled Mexico after the husband made a fortune by skimming from his job in the public works department.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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In these scenarios, study a parcel’s pressure levels to determine if these spots are worth your time.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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