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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

hear of

to find out that something has happened

discover

verb

to find out something that you did not know before

find

verb

to discover something, or to see where it is by searching for it

find

verb

to discover something by chance

read

verb

to get information from books, newspapers etc

collect

verb

to get information

get

verb

to obtain information

find

verb

to discover a fact or piece of information

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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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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