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  • present participle of look.
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looking

ADJECTIVE
pointing
Synonyms




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The share of unemployed people who have been looking for work for more than half a year stood at 27% in August, near its highest level in more than a decade outside the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Ogwumike, though, isn’t spending much time looking backward.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

It was already looking at options for reform.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

All Boulder County is looking for right now is the chance to prove these claims to a jury.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

But Joey wants to stay where she is, looking straight ahead at a future in America.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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