locate
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It will help customers locate products, guide them to related products and offer advice on preparing shopping lists for big events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify suspicious vehicles.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“We will continue to work closely with the Brophy family to locate Angelica,” Valdovinos said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
She says it took her an hour and a half to get through to speak to someone on customer service and locate the subscription.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
I wondered if he was always able to locate the drive-in on that same route or if it was more hit-and.miss.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Where “Neon Summer Skin” locates it in the invincible abandon of a day at the pool, “Canopies” finds it in the paradox of protection through separation and the bond capable of surviving it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
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
The kerosene has evaporated from the wood by the time he locates the matches.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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While moving to the state’s capital increased his community almost 50-fold, the Spiders’ campus was located just under a 90-minute drive from Orange.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Christmas Island, an Australian territory located around 1,000 miles from the mainland, attracts tourists looking to check out its natural habitats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Despite being located in a popular neighborhood, the property’s elevated perch gives it a rare sense of privacy, making it feel like it’s located in a world all its own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Instead, most were located on autosomes, the non sex chromosomes shared by males and females.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
I caught her attention and nodded around the side of the building, where the latrine was located.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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“Rhoda the unflappable,” as Leonie thinks of her, makes short work of locating her quarry in a run-down villa on the small Maltese island of Gozo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Our focus will be on locating the victims who are buried under the rubble" said Fathur, adding the rescue effort had been complicated by landslides cutting off several roads.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It is a case study in agglomeration effects - the economic power of locating similar types of jobs close together.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Earlier this year she declared on Instagram, “I am in need of a kidney,” and stressed the urgency of locating a compatible donor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In retrospect, I realized that the authorities could have had a myriad of ways of locating me on my trip to Durban.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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