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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
peruse .
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Examples
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* Curt Purcell peruses Doug Wolk's Reading Comics and declares it good: Basically, I'm enough of an outsider to find a lot of the current comics scene puzzling, but enough of an insider to have a fairly precise sense of what I don't understand.
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Late in the Eastwood movie, his companion, Clyde Tolson, peruses a memoir Hoover has just completed about his life and career.
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Rebeck's play is filled with foolishness, especially the idea that Rickman doesn't read anything until he shows up for class, which means they must sit in silence while he peruses someone's short story or novel!
Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011
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"He's frightened to death," says Randy Rosiello as the family peruses an Internet database – the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients – that compares wait times and success rates.
How Long Do You Have To Wait For A Liver Transplant? Depends On Where You Live AP 2011
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Rebeck's play is filled with foolishness, especially the idea that Rickman doesn't read anything until he shows up for class, which means they must sit in silence while he peruses someone's short story or novel!
Michael Giltz: Theater: Alan Rickman's "Seminar" Needs Another Edit Michael Giltz 2011
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AN ASIAN MAN IN A white lab coat is standing at the foot of my bed holding a clipboard, clicking and unclicking his ballpoint pen as he peruses the pages of what I assume is my medical chart.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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Vieri peruses the notes, nodding and continuing reading as the doors slide open to reveal a sterile hall and another set of blast doors.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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AN ASIAN MAN IN A white lab coat is standing at the foot of my bed holding a clipboard, clicking and unclicking his ballpoint pen as he peruses the pages of what I assume is my medical chart.
Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011
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Vieri peruses the notes, nodding and continuing reading as the doors slide open to reveal a sterile hall and another set of blast doors.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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Alessandro Scotti for the Wall Street Journal Veronica peruses samples in the firm's textile library.
The Healthy Sibling Rivalry in a Design House Christina Binkley 2012
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