peruse
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You can learn more and vote here, plus read some delightful bios on the bears in the running or peruse its hall of champions.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
He is unlikely to donate a volume to the library at this early stage of his premiership, but if he finds time to peruse the shelves, he will find an eclectic collection.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
If I’m traveling and visiting family, I’ll peruse their library and borrow something that seems interesting.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2026
Then there is the bewildering volume of files now available for the conspiracy-minded to peruse in search of clues and secret codes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Biff leaned his weight on the counter and began to peruse the evening newspaper.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
My wife peruses L.A. condo listings frequently and the two of us have periodically gone with a Los Angeles real-estate agent to see new listings.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
The 17-year-old from Manchester enjoys deciphering the messages behind plates - phrases like YOU 105T are popular - and peruses Facebook groups where different combinations are shared.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Anyone who peruses Reddit regularly can’t miss the bots: As one user commented recently, “Pay attention to a lot of the new posts—they all start off the same. ‘
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2024
Her teenage son peruses tomes on graffiti art and street photography.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
She eases over to the order window as a tall girl with a folding camping chair slung over her shoulder peruses the menu.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
He says he perused various theatre scripts and Second Best caught his eye.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
On a Friday morning in late October, at the nursery’s last monthly open house of the year, Cynthia Deery perused the plants on sale.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
As I perused all those crazy headlines on Thursday morning, I noticed something curious.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
She perused Aviation Week, trying to connect the dots between the latest industry advance and the torrent of numbers flowing through her calculating machine.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
While perusing them, he said he discovered that the foreword to their book had been plagiarized from an article written by a BBC reporter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
One woman perusing the flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday admits she is too scared to do that.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Not surprisingly, a perfect Sunday for Wareheim involves shopping for plants and perusing rock yards and quarries, though he won’t divulge exactly where.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
He spent the next half hour perusing useless information.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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