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At the time, SuperSport were not on the lookout for cheating, despite the shenanigans of the first two Tests.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Those expectations arrive as Wall Street remains on the lookout for signs of weakness among consumers, whose spending has held up even as gas prices have climbed this year amid persistent inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026

But I’m going to watch it anyway because — I mean, come on — it’s “Pride and Prejudice” and I’m just a girl who’s always on the lookout for slow-burn tension and hand-flex close-ups.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The city was also on the lookout for executives who would also be supportive of the administration’s agenda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“So what we’re all supposed to be on the lookout for, 1 suppose, is somebody driving a truck full of fat fish and gasoline cans, que no?”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols


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