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Feldstein Soto could be on shakier legal ground, Friedman said, if she is perusing emails sent by employees to family members about medical conditions or other confidential matters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

There’s a food magazine or 10 for everyone on your list this year, and half the fun is perusing the shelves to find the perfect fit.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

He’s cut back on eating out and is perusing listings for a motorcycle.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

Outside a Cajun food truck on the University of Texas campus half an hour later, Rowe is perusing the menu.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2014

The mysteries of the atmospheric and aqueous oceans are here treated of fully, yet so agreeably, that one is frequently apt to fancy one is perusing the pages of romance.

From The Ocean and its Wonders by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)