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surveying

[ser-vey-ing] / sərˈveɪ ɪŋ /








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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

But unlike many other university courses his - a higher national diploma in building surveying at the University of Greenwich - was only two years long, with annual tuition fees of about £6,000.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

First comes deciding where to look, a stage he calls surveying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

UCANR, along with the Cal Fire, is hosting a “GSOB Blitz” surveying event next month in Simi Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

He taught surveying, navigation, cartography and military engineering.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton