1
as in to discover
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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as in to encounter
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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as in discovery
something discovered
that antique plate was a great garage sale find
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Recent Examples of find
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
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Gavin Escott,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
The summer markdowns are aplenty and Amazon’s Designer Outlet is overflowing with the best finds.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
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Verb
Earlier this year, the European Commission found that the social media giant was violating EU law by failing to prevent children below 13 from accessing its platforms.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 July 2026
Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.
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Gavin Escott,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Noun
My personal favorite find is the Ciao Lucia Ipanema Embroidered Linen Top, now 60 percent off, which features delicate floral embroidery down the sides.
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Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
The summer markdowns are aplenty and Amazon’s Designer Outlet is overflowing with the best finds.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
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In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
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As the two form a close bond, Laila discovers there's some weird business going on within the house that threatens both of them.
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Each has plays — like a slow-roller up the third base line that requires a quick throw across the diamond — that no other position will encounter.
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The first time former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encountered Kevin Warsh was in the 1980s.
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The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said that the first discovery reveals details of daily life, urban development and economic activities in the Dakhla Oasis in the fourth century, when Egypt was part of the Byzantine empire.
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That improv continued into the 23-day shoot of the one-location film, which was shot chronologically to allow further character discovery throughout production, while providing the safety of moving linearly through the story.
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The incident happened Friday in Yountville, an unincorporated town located 43 miles north of San Francisco.
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The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
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The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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The platform is scalable and can be deployed to meet the power demands of AI data centers and even support the grid.
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Hawkins, 38, will end his 13-year run as Officer Kevin Atwater on the popular NBC show during the show's upcoming Season 14 in October, USA TODAY has learned.
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Sensors read a physiological signal, feed it back in real time, and the user learns to nudge it in a calmer direction.
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One thing everyone agrees on, though, is that airfare is likely to keep getting more expensive.
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And the research proves that this type of bias is only getting worse.
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“Find.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/find. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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