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locate

[loh-keyt, loh-keyt] / ˈloʊ keɪt, loʊˈkeɪt /




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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

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

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

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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