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verb

present tense third-person singular of look out (for)

as in guards (against)

to be cautious of or on guard against if you go in those woods, look out for snakes!

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as in cares

to have an interest or concern for as a fiduciary, she has an obligation to look out for our interests

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looks out for

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phrase

present tense third-person singular of look out for

as in nurses

to attend to the needs and comforts of He always looks out for his grandkids.

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If any one of those pieces are off, the owner notices, because their livelihood depends on noticing.

— Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
About ten minutes into the standoff, the detective notices Bottom holding something in his hand.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of notices

Verb

As someone like Dolly that cares really deeply about your values and community, but also wants your art to be heard by all kinds of people on its own terms, is this a challenging time in country music to do both?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Of those, more than 40% think neither party cares about people like them.

— Claudia Grisales, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of cares

Phrase

Fox is back in Betsey Johnson looks after cohosting the brand’s Shopify pop-up launch last year and then receiving the Betsey Johnson Iconoclast Award from Johnson at the 2026 ACE Awards.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Yet Perrette and Decker’s meaty roles still leave gaps – slightly lower down the international chain, questions remain over how territories are divided up and who looks after what.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of looks after

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When to stick or twist The other big question in fantasy managers minds if when to stick with a captain haul and when to twist — and this is another element of the game which is dynamic.

— Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Not that Black minds any of that, though.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of minds

Verb

Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Michael Che watches The Sopranos about four to five times a year, all the way through.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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