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All you have to do is look around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

I look around the empty station and say, “I am good at dating, because I learn something valuable from everyone I meet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"But I look around me and things have gone down hill since I grew up here in the 90s," he says, adding fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour are among the problems.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Sucking in a breath, I resisted the urge to raise my head and look around the restaurant, something that would only look suspicious and increase our chances of detection.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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