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look into
Idioms and Phrases
Also, see into . Investigate, as in He promised to look into the new law , or We must see into the matter of the missing checks . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the mid-1800s.Example Sentences
“When the pain of changing is less than the pain of staying the same, then people start looking into doing something different,” Smith said.
The spies had also been looking into the public sentiment among local residents to predict their response in the event of a Hungarian incursion, according to the SBU.
"It makes a lot of sense to look into modernising how exam results are handled and any moves to cut bureaucracy and costs are welcome," he said.
Sir Rob referred in his inquiry appearance to several reports made during his tenure, including "Missed Opportunities", which looked into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Mr Leahy and Mr R.
He is now reportedly looking into whether his administration can label suspected gang and cartel members inside the U.S. as “enemy combatants.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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