perusing

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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

It included learning how to speed up tasks like perusing Glassdoor, where people post about their jobs, and suggested the best AI tool for each purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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