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perused

verb

past tense of peruse

as in read

to go over and mentally take in the content of perused the manuscript, checking for grammatical errors

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Recent Examples of perused Maya and Callum, both smiling happily at each other, perused the menu. — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Several Ghana flags waved proudly during the windy day as supporters perused the streets around the Sheraton. — Pj Green july 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Anyone familiar with the city’s overwhelmingly Democratic voter-registration numbers or who perused some of the better polls before the primary would not be the slightest bit surprised by this result. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 Last week, my daughter and I perused the menu online together, and she was drawn to the Falafel & Farro Bowls with Feta, Veggies & Garlic Tahini Sauce. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2026 At the hotel Wednesday afternoon, the main stage was still being set up as guests perused convention hall booths featuring political and media groups. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026 My previous mock draft can be perused here. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 Hitler’s personal copy of History of the Expedition, the narrative of the tragic Wegener venture, can be perused in the rare-book collection at the Library of Congress among the 1,200 or so remnant volumes from Hitler’s private library. — Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026

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The broader reality is technology has changed the way people read.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Both he and Jones are both represented by CAA — and once Jones read it, the actor wanted in.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Authorities install a chip that is scanned by machines along federal highways.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Researchers gathered 62 people who had never taken a psychedelic before, gave them 19 milligrams of psilocybin, a common psychedelic found in certain fungi, and scanned their brains.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

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