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- noun Alternative spelling of
lookout .
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Examples
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She is forever on the look-out for those she might devour.
Anna Liu and Yves (Revised) Isabell Serafin 2011
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Some of them, he saw, were always keen and on the look-out for news; others seemed dazed.
The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011
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The front door opened onto a balcony that, when I was pretending to be a soldier or warrior, became my look-out post on the world, under the spotlight of the California sun.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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That is better than the rate of Wayne Rooney, whose suspension for the group stages of Euro 2012 means the England manager is on the look-out for a reliable stand-in.
How do Tottenham solve a striking problem like Jermain Defoe? 2011
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Yet, one resident who gives tours of a Futenma base look-out, where photographers and school groups gather to watch planes headed overseas take off and land, is ambivalent.
Stephen Nessen: Anger Over U.S. Marine Base In Okinawa Continues Stephen Nessen 2011
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As usual, I was on the look-out for historical or stylistic errors.
Michael Henry Adams: Elusive Empathy: David Margolick's Book "Elizabeth and Hazel" Shows Why We Still Can't Just Get Along Michael Henry Adams 2011
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Across from us a kestrel rises from a look-out rock and wheels with motionless wings ever higher and higher on the thermals.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
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Across from us a kestrel rises from a look-out rock and wheels with motionless wings ever higher and higher on the thermals.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part I Richard Bangs 2011
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As usual, I was on the look-out for historical or stylistic errors.
Michael Henry Adams: Elusive Empathy: David Margolick's Book "Elizabeth and Hazel" Shows Why We Still Can't Just Get Along Michael Henry Adams 2011
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Yet, one resident who gives tours of a Futenma base look-out, where photographers and school groups gather to watch planes headed overseas take off and land, is ambivalent.
Stephen Nessen: Anger Over U.S. Marine Base In Okinawa Continues Stephen Nessen 2011
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