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look into

Idioms  
  1. 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.


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A more detailed look into price pressures will come this Thursday when the Commerce Department releases its reading of the personal consumption expenditures price index, The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The findings offer a deeper look into the brain chemistry behind GLP-1 medications and may help guide the development of more effective weight loss treatments in the future.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"It is for other people to look into allegations that the women have made, our job is to look at allegations of a duty of care failure. That's the distinction between the two," Dogra responded.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

“You might look into Salzburg’s history,” I said.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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