locate
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An attempt to locate the wreckage in 2024 was abandoned due to poor weather - but Matthews said his team had been determined to return before the 75th anniversary of the crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
To locate the immune cells that were "partying all night," as Macauley described them, the researchers also used a technique called light sheet microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The San Francisco Police Department is working with the state Office of Emergency Services to locate the sunken boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We made an effort to contact him and have not been able to locate him,” said Evan Sernoffsky, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
His father and his mother and his brother George seldom could locate him by looking for him—usually they had to call him; and the house often echoed with cries of “Stuart! Stooo-art!”
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
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When a store puts in an order, a robot locates the correct bin, grabs the tote using extendable metal arms and carries it to a glass elevator that delivers the item to a human.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
David Zinn’s scenic design sets up shop in a way that locates the scene without obstructing the play’s fluidity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
Ms Wall locates the former burial sites using press images, local stories and flowers left on posts but said she had learnt to identify “very clear signs”.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024
He still lives in Seattle, consults for transportation clients, and joined the board of a company that locates underground utility obstacles, like those which delayed the new Tacoma Link Hilltop Extension streetcar.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Once he locates one, he sits down at the table in the kitchen to write a note to his parents.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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It disappeared 12 years ago with 269 people onboard and, despite numerous searches in the Indian Ocean, has not yet been located.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The theater, located on Sunset Boulevard, became known for its 86-foot-wide, curved screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Boats typically travel by sea before reaching a river to arrive at Port Kaituma, which is located in the depths of a dense rainforest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
These approaches measured protein levels and gene activity in individual cells while also showing where RNA and proteins were located within brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
After that, we all headed to Riverside Hospital, which was located across the street from a shipyard.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sought the public’s help in locating an escaped prisoner who was captured in Mexico last week but was released by a Mexican magistrate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
But after not hearing from her for two days, dad Nic frantically rang around hostels where she had been staying, before locating her in the intensive care unit of a Goa hospital.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
A strange blood-feeding fly appears to reduce its visual sensitivity after locating a host and giving up flight for good, according to new research.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
For assistance locating the SSID, contact the student’s school directly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
One popular way of locating individuals was through the newspapers.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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