Example Sentences

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Investigators said they had located the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, or so-called black boxes, and would be taking the devices to Washington, D.C., for analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Weeks later, after Covarrubias hired a new architect, the county said it had located electronic plans for his old house.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

A dayslong search for three missing tourists who disappeared near a surfing town close to the U.S.-Mexico border continued on Friday as the authorities said that they had located three bodies.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Of these, 198 mentioned the discovery of tunnels, where the army said it had located tunnels or tunnel shafts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

We had located family members with whom he had reconnected.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson