as in examination
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Recent Examples of perusal
Most workshops can go on citing examples (and from each other’s writing, too, which is fun to do)―any perusal of course reading lists or an hour spent grazing the literature shelves of a bookstore yields numerous possible stories for discussion.
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Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
There are also GitHub repos for your perusal, and OpenAI will host stock versions of the models on its own infrastructure for testing.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Artists will have ceramics, paintings, jewelry, textiles, glass, wood and metal artwork available for perusal and sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
—Kit Grode, Twin Cities, 14 July 2025
From my perusal of the list, the most surprising new member is Neon head Tom Quinn in the Executives branch.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 June 2025
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The examination of the past all feels pretty surface-level.—
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After an examination of her records, the election board said 188 of Walker Thomas’ petition signatures were invalid, which brought her total number of valid signatures to 445, below the minimum 500 signatures required to run.—
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Because Indiana doesn't require routine vehicle inspections, the truck remained street legal.—
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The scheduled follow-up inspection has not yet occurred.—
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The researchers analyzed nationwide CDC survey data, identifying trends associated with average life expectancy by county, according to a press release.—
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In a recent survey, 44% believe tariffs have already increased the price of goods and services, and a quarter reported switching to generic or private-label goods in response.—
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And more than half of North Carolina’s caregivers also work, according to the AARP study.—
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Some clinical studies have found a link between their use and hyperactivity in children.—
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Though their observation has yet to be verified by wildlife biologists, Kogo and Tapanes are working with Burmese pythons specialists at the University of Florida to confirm the species.—
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The most interesting observation from the Zubac injury was how well the Clippers played with Brook Lopez in the mix.—
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
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“Perusal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perusal. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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