survey
verb (used with object)
to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Any company already in the business of making content knows this, will have surveyed the content landscape, realized it is overcrowded and competitive, and concluded: We have to launch a streaming service anyway.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2019