Thesaurus results for LOOKS (INTO)

looks (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of look (into)

as in explores

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

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At its core, the film explores the power dynamics and contradictions that arise from social inequality when people from different social classes live under the same roof.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The conversation explores a wide range of perspectives on the death penalty, with many participants expressing strong opposition to it.

— Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

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Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta subpoenaed OpenAI on Wednesday as the state investigates cybersecurity incidents involving the AI company and its models.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Based in Los Angeles, McMillian investigates the historical and socioeconomic forces shaping American culture, particularly that of the American South.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

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For more on this, check out STAT’s Katie Palmer’s excellent addition to her timely series Paying for AI, which examines how new clinical AI tools influence the affordability of health care and patients’ long-term health.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Given how closely the film examines Musk’s ties to the far right, why not explore that incident further?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

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