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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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She was arrested on July 4, and the government had a whole day to look into her and see who she was married to.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"We will look into whether this actually has any effect at all, or whether it is more likely to cause difficulties."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

“They are going to look into it, just like me,” she said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The organization had no investigators on staff and asked school administrators to look into complaints themselves and self-report any misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

We none of us could look into the future.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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