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locate

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




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Everyone onboard survived the impact - but passengers struggled to locate life vests and rafts as the plane rapidly sank.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

A U.S. judge signed the arrest warrants Saturday, and U.S. marshals were able to locate the brothers through social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

To locate the immune cells that were "partying all night," as Macauley described them, the researchers also used a technique called light sheet microscopy.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

The devices scan the plates of passing vehicles, which police say enables them to locate vehicles reported stolen or linked to criminal suspects.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

He used the city directory to locate a furnace company and requested an appointment with an experienced man.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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 section of “Mandate for Leadership” dedicated to laying out a program for the future Trump Justice Department locates the discussion of the federal death penalty in a broad but familiar context.

From Slate May 14, 2024

Once he locates one, he sits down at the table in the kitchen to write a note to his parents.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The theater, located on Sunset Boulevard, became known for its 86-foot-wide, curved screen.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Astronomers have reached a major turning point in the search for life beyond Earth by detecting an atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like planet located in another star's habitable zone.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Boats typically travel by sea before reaching a river to arrive at Port Kaituma, which is located in the depths of a dense rainforest.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

American drone boats attacked an Iranian submarine and ship facility at a naval base located on the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month in a kamikaze mission.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I located what I believed to be Jupiter, glowing a bright orange.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sought the public’s help in locating an escaped prisoner who was captured in Mexico last week but was released by a Mexican magistrate.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 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

United States, a 2018 case involving cellphone tower locating data, Chatrie made clear that the third-party doctrine just doesn’t make sense when it comes to smartphone data privacy.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Since its invention, one of the most important uses of sonar, particularly the underwater ocean tool known as side-scan sonar, is its use in locating sunken ships and artifacts that lie within and around them.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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