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Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, during a Jane’s Addiction tour in 1991, Farrell was perusing a commercial fireworks catalog in the band’s dressing room before a concert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

And as Ray was perusing this stimulating tome, as one does, one particular entry caught his attention.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

The first time, in 2015, Abdoo was perusing vendor booths when he struck up a conversation with employees from Zebra Technologies, which operates data-collecting chips implanted in shoulder pads.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2022

However, while he was perusing the aisles, security and store staff told him he needed to leave his cat outside.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

Ron asked Hermione, who was perusing the Evening Prophet.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling