locate
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They didn’t locate any weapons, but they did find a pair of detached pistol magazines.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I could locate no source for the middle mystery, but its theatrical setting is a favorite of such series; any that last long enough will eventually tread those boards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Listen to your body” is lovely advice until you are neurodivergent, burned out, staring into the refrigerator at 8:17 p.m. or otherwise unable to locate your body’s supposedly innate wisdom about dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Surveys conducted in the 1960s, which were primarily designed to locate productive fishing grounds, identified what appeared to be a deep-water coral reef.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
It took us a while to locate the other bundle of treasure, since the storm had dragged it some distance and torn away the buoy that had marked where we’d left it.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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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
At first, I can’t even find Marv, but he locates me later on the front porch.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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Authorities in Perth's Joondalup area, where Sorrento is located, said all beaches were closed "as a precautionary measure" and would remain so until at least midday on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Anak Krakatau is a small but highly active volcano located between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is located between Concourses E and F.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Cupertino is home to Apple headquarters and located in the heart of Silicon Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Our search drones have located the exact location of a habitable settlement.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Even so, locating treatment-resistant regions that already exist inside tumors and understanding the cells that support them could eventually help researchers develop more effective combinations of cancer therapies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Several Coast Guard vessels began a search for the boat, ultimately locating it around 8:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
If Iran manages to lay more mines, then U.S. forces are left with the hard task of locating and clearing them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Pabst Brewing Company has turned to social media for help locating thousands of cans of its Blue Ribbon beer taken from a distribution centre in California.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Thus far he had had no luck at all in locating the Doctor, but at last his luck turned.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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