surveying

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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

But even the Norris of Internet myth would have a hard time surveying the scale of Washington’s current fiscal disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

During an early walk-through for a few dozen invited guests, Tillmans held forth on his personal cosmos, surveying pictures from the experimental to the deeply intimate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

But unlike many other university courses his - a higher national diploma in building surveying at the University of Greenwich - was only two years long, with annual tuition fees of about £6,000.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“I mean you used to walk around the Academy like some kind of princess surveying her kingdom. Like you couldn’t be bothered to learn anyone’s name or care about anyone but yourself.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin