go through
to examine or search something very carefully
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To search for something or someone
look out for
to look carefully at people or things around you in order to try to find a particular person or thing
seek out
to find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way
sort through
to look at a lot of things in order to find what you want or need
search out
to work hard in order to find something
go over
to search a place thoroughly
look around
to try to find something that you want or need
look for
to search for someone or something
look through
to search for something among a lot of other things
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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