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once-overs

noun

plural of once-over

as in interrogations

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In a separate interview, another person familiar with the situation — who has been involved in past intelligence investigations involving Venezuelan officials — offered additional allegations about the restricted zone.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
In an exclusive interview at FBI headquarters, Raia said the bureau's multi-agency mission center has moved beyond intelligence gathering and into active financial investigations aimed at dismantling the networks that finance political violence.

— Asra Q. Nomani , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

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Only 13% of it ends up at food banks, according to a 2026 report produced by ReFED, a nonprofit that studies and tries to prevent food waste.

— John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
The American Kennel Club cites studies showing that dog ownership can reduce loneliness, lower stress and improve cardiovascular health.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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Pullover styles like the Madwell Scoop Neck Mini Shift Dress in 100% Linen are breathable enough to wear all day long, and transition seamlessly from afternoon explorations to evening aperitivo.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
While Smithson and Heizer became synonymous with the movement, Holt produced one of its most sophisticated explorations of our relationship to landscape.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of explorations

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Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.

— Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.

— Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of researches

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Real estate and other industries already face probes into algorithmic and surveillance pricing, as Americans cite housing and energy costs as top worries and question whether genuine competition still exists.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Trump went to extraordinary efforts to pressure the Fed into lowering, from launching criminal probes into Powell and Governor Lisa Cook, to outright insulting the chair’s intelligence.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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