Thesaurus results for LOOKED (INTO)

looked (into)

verb

past tense of look (into)

as in explored

to search through or into the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business

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But the seeds are planted quickly for weightier themes to be explored later.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Kearns gushed in a 2015 interview that his dream creative collaboration would be directing a project written by his daughter that explored race.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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Police say the cirumstances leading up to the crash are still being investigated, but that the driver of the vehicle suffered a medical emergency prior to crashing.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2026
According to his affidavit, the couple owned a Van Nuys massage parlor that the LAPD investigated in 2019.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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In the fourth quarter, left tackle Rashawn Slater lay for several moments on the turf and was examined by medical staff before rising to his feet and walking gingerly to the sideline with an ankle injury.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Under D’Amaro, Disney has enacted new rounds of layoffs and examined its cost structure.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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