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look over

[look-oh-ver] / ˈlɒɒkˌoʊ vər /






















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Take a moment — ideally sometime before the hour you are rushing out the door — to look over whatever information the host has provided.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

I took a moment to look over the pitch, took a deep breath, and returned to give my former England and Leicester Tigers team-mate Lewis Moody a big hug.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Axel replied: “send me CV or better her application. I will look over and get to the right people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

And it would just be a sin to walk onto someone else’s set and start to look over their shoulder and check their homework and sort of impose yourself on that process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

I look over my shoulder, curious if Dad or Aunt Melissa are eavesdropping.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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