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[look] / lʊk /








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I just look back and think 'what a shame'.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

A textbook from the latter warned rescuers not to “rush to the aid of a person in trouble” but first to “stop, look around, and assess the risk to yourself and your team.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Actually, they look increasingly wrong until they look right.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

"Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains its international headquarters," the spokesman said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Towering, I look down on Father and Caesar.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Paul Quantrill, Tugboat’s pitching coach with Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic earlier this year, said the pitch looks like it “comes out of his jersey.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Fox certainly knows what the Montgomery County Jail looks like from the inside.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Here AFP looks at the key figures in Iran's security apparatus:

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The 28-year-old looks set to stay at United after spending last season on loan at Barcelona, with whom he won the La Liga title.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Dad looks like he’s doing his best not to roll his eyes at her.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It's a topic we looked at in depth last year, when analysis from the Education Policy Institute suggested that girls' performance has been "declining in absolute terms" since the Covid pandemic.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Gunn looked beaten, but the ball didn’t dip low enough.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Reporter Sara Ashley O’Brien: When I joined the Journal, in the fall of 2022, my first story looked at a little-known drug called Ozempic being injected by coastal elites to slim down.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Once China's richest man, disgraced property tycoon Xu Jiayin looked worn as a court in China handed the now white-haired Evergrande founder a life sentence on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The badger looked around as if she could not possibly believe she was being summoned back, but reluctantly resumed her place in the garden beside Clare.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Pasadena Humane Animal Control are investigating the incident, and are looking for additional footage from neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Users will also be able to flag suspected AI content, and automated systems as well as humans will be involved in looking for signs of the tech.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Now he’s looking to double down with two key hires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"I am always looking forward to be back at work," he told reporters without going into details about the trade negotiations.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

She greets Ruby, but all the while she’s looking over at me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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