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locate

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




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Remote and difficult terrain complicates fieldwork, while the seasonal appearance and often hidden nature of fungal reproductive structures make some species especially difficult to locate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In March, French newspaper Le Monde was able to locate the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in almost real time in the eastern Mediterranean, thanks to a sailor on board using the app.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

But for listeners who’ve been to Scotland, it can be hard to locate the Scottish people anywhere in his Scottish works.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

To locate and draw attention to a lost hiker on mountainous terrain, Sgiath is trained to bark and bounce around to attract attention.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“We were told it was spotted here in New Orleans. DD said you have a connection to it and could locate it.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Osaka locates that intersection at tennis tournaments worldwide, looks both ways and boldly steps into the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 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

Another early highlight, Reliquia, chops and splices a chamber quartet into unrecognisable electronic patterns, as Rosalía reconciles herself to the idea that she loves too hard, and locates the beauty in that vulnerability.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

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

Orienting herself from there, she locates another, gently pushing open the paper door to find a ring of tiny chairs representing her own performance space.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

These communities often constructed fortified sites, and strategically located settlements controlling surrounding territories.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rick McCormack, the architect behind the look, credited founder David Overton with the inspiration, saying he wanted to evoke funky 1970s San Francisco restaurants located in grand Victorian houses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In his refrigerated warehouses, located right up against the border wall -- in an area through which dozens of trucks pass -- Mario Jauregui is fed up with "always playing the guessing game."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The PHA said needle exchange sites "are located in areas where there is an existing pattern of injecting behaviour"

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The father, speaking Swahili, told Jake that their hotel was located on West Fifty-Ninth Street.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Following reports from supermarket staff that the offending continued over the following days, neighbourhood officers "spent an entire day" locating the man and bringing him into custody, the letter said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Students spent weeks searching library catalogs, locating journal articles, reading books, organizing notes, developing arguments, drafting and revising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

If a patient has an antibody against an antigen carried by nearly everyone else, locating compatible donor blood can require specialized laboratories, rare donor registries and sometimes international cooperation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Without locating and examining the animal,” she said, “we can’t determine what may have caused the reported aggressive behavior.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“A telephone hotline has been set up for assistance in locating missing New York City family members,” the woman on the radio said.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer


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