look around
to walk around a room, building, or place and see what is there
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check on
to look at someone or something so that you are certain they are safe, satisfactory, etc.
take in
to spend time looking at something
gaze
verb
to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking of something else
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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