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peruse

[puh-rooz] / pəˈruz /


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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

Arguments broke out between residents over the kiosk, which would have allowed them to peruse products via an “easy mode” touch screen, followed by home delivery later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

He wanted to recapture that experience, but said the sticker shock left a bad taste, and he does not plan to peruse tickets in future drops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

“There. If you can find your name on that list, you are welcome to peruse the stacks at your leisure.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

And yet large themes are present if one peruses the game with patience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

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

As anyone who perused the many clever protest signs could see, there were many reasons why Americans turned out.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025

It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian tourist Harpreet Kaur, 24, perused shops with her cousins and uncle in tow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025

He says he perused various theatre scripts and Second Best caught his eye.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025

I devoured the books they lent me: then it was full satisfaction to discuss with them in the evening what I had perused during the day.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

“We like perusing and we like looking at flights sometimes.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

When I die, I will not feel like the time spent perusing Amazon search results was important to my story.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

So I stalled, walking over to the shelves and perusing the familiar framed pictures.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence


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