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“They were locating the sicknesses themselves,” Newland said.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2015

If Chamberlain were locating his fastball better, Manager said that he thought he would have used it more against Bautista.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2010

On August 7th, the day of the 311th's arrival, the troops waited at the station for several hours while the billeting officers were locating billets throughout the town.

From The Delta of the Triple Elevens The History of Battery D, 311th Field Artillery US Army, American Expeditionary Forces by Bachman, William Elmer

Woodchucks, so fat from their summer feeding that it seemed as if their coats must split, were locating their winter homes where they might sleep comfortably during the cold months.

From Followers of the Trail by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

Mr. Benson had a fair common school education and occupied himself in farming until 1844, when he joined the corps of engineers who were locating the Providence & Worcester railroad.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman