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peruse

[puh-rooz] / pəˈruz /


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Artificial intelligence over time can peruse the data, find patterns and change the interpretation and action layers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

But the only architectural feats eliciting "oohs" and "aahs" this autumn morning are of the sponge variety, as enthusiasts peruse the gravity-defying gateaux from the city's gourmands.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

If I’m traveling and visiting family, I’ll peruse their library and borrow something that seems interesting.

From Slate Mar. 8, 2026

In 2020, a house hunter in Boise, Ida., could peruse over 20 properties for sale before encountering one listed for $1 million or more.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

In the corner, Joaquin can see Maya and Claire chattering away, their heads together, while Lauren and her dad peruse the barbecue buffet that Linda’s set out.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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

When Parkkinen wants to expand the class’ repertoire, he visits Los Angeles’ Central Library and peruses the performance section; recently he was inspired by exercises found in a 1920s book for vaudevillians.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2024

“You have Ethan and Lainie listed here, but not Tante Padva,” he says as he peruses it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

He showered me with scarves and necklaces as we perused the trendy Melrose Avenue shops.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 31, 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

"The courts have perused hundreds of pages of documents to reach this decision. For Parliament simply to say the facts are different would be constitutionally really quite extraordinary."

From BBC Nov. 16, 2023

Mr. St. John—sitting as still as one of the dusty pictures on the walls, keeping his eyes fixed on the page he perused, and his lips mutely sealed—was easy enough to examine.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

It's a story I first stumbled on almost a decade ago while perusing the newspaper archives – and the more I dug, the more I discovered.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

For the “Survivor” host and executive producer, a perfect day includes playing tennis, perusing the vinyls at Freakbeat Records and finding small ways to connect with his family.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2025

I don't know why Photo Drive-Up enjoyed torturing their customers, but they made you take your passport photo out in the open—so that anyone perusing the new-releases aisle could watch.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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