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I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Asked about which dinosaurs he’d hope to see in the movie, Choudhury lists off several that I have to look up, rusty from my years away from textbooks.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

I followed, with one last look up to the windows.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu