- present participle of look.
looking
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Locatelli approaches dishes from the perspective of a chef, looking closely at technique and execution.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Investors are looking ahead to a busy week of retail earnings and minutes from the latest Fed meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Search teams are looking for a jet skier who disappeared while out on the water in Long Beach on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
If you are doing a 1,500-piece puzzle without looking at the picture on the box, it is an impossible task.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Buford came out of the shed looking smug.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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