look in on
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Deputies went to look in on a 77-year-old on Sycamore Lane in Crestline’s Valley of Enchantment neighborhood after family had been unable to reach him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
As an audience, we look in on a local bar in town, warmly designed by scenic designer L.B.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2022
He was a family man, Hudson said, recounting how his friend brought toy dolls from Ukraine as gifts for Hudson’s daughters and took it upon himself to look in on them while Hudson was overseas.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
If someone — or some government agency — were to look in on her activity, all they would see is a woman in her sweatpants drinking coffee and taking in the fresh mountainside air.
From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2021
Since then she did not fail to open the door furtively a little every morning and evening to look in on Gregor.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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