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verb

past tense of look (at)

as in noticed

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins

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phrase

past tense of look at

as in considered

to give serious and careful thought to Let's look at what we're dealing with here.

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Offensive line shuffled up Dykes said in earlier in the week that TCU looked at everything throughout the program during the 2-3 start and would make the necessary adjustments to try and turn things around. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 Analysts looked at 30 of the most popular Pokémon search terms that were selected using a keyword explorer tool, according to EsportsGG. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Brad Knox, a research associate professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, and two coauthors looked at how OpenAI graded its agents in the July test that led to the Hugging Face attack. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The software company also looked at trends from creators using Firefly’s Virtual Try On feature. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Neither looked at food, which was then and remains now the largest thing Americans buy. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Home-plate umpire Brennan Miller brushed dirt off the plate and looked at the ground as catcher Garrett Stubbs walked toward Nola, who seemed content to throw another pitch rather than take it all in. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 In the early 1960s, Americans looked at Cuba under Castro and understood why people were risking everything to come here. — Ray Watford, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 Instead, the General Assembly looked at what the towns had to offer. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

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Earlier this week, a bystander at a local bar noticed his Meta Glasses.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of noticed

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During the examination, the doctor spotted something suspicious.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
That comment from Tomlin, who is now an NBC Sports analyst, was pertinent Sunday afternoon, because Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones was spotted by CBS Sports cameras having a heated discussion with position coach Joe Cullen.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotted

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Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
The signing is regarded among the worst in franchise history, though the Braves have at least saved a sizable chunk of the cash because of his suspensions.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of regarded

Verb

The book was at one point set up for feature development at Universal and in the late 2010s was being eyed as a series.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
The financing plan is multi-layered, and other revenue sources eyed for covering the city’s portion include redirecting revenue generated by the future stadium itself.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

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