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surveying

[ser-vey-ing] / sərˈveɪ ɪŋ /








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This image is part of a Hubble Treasury program that is surveying approximately half of the Milky Way's known globular clusters.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

"When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

However security is handled, there will be no ICE officers surveying the crowd with facial-recognition software and abducting people for unstated reasons.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

About three months ago, fast-casual chain Panera Bread started surveying customers to understand their GLP-1 usage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Luke peeked around the stairway door, surveying the chaos of dirty pans and crumb-covered plates left in the kitchen.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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