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To find out information

find out

to discover a fact or piece of information

read up on

to get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it

discover

verb

to find out something that you did not know before

establish

verb

to discover, prove, or decide that something is true

gather

verb

to look for and find information or documents in different places

uncover

verb

to find out about something that has been hidden or kept secret

determine

verb

to calculate something, or to discover it by examining evidence

ascertain

verb

to find out something

find

verb

to discover something by chance

get

verb

to obtain information

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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