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nose around (something)

to pry into something; to snoop around something. I caught her nosing around my desk. Wally is always nosing around.

See also: around, nose

nose around

to try to discover information Justice Department lawyers started nosing around after they received a complaint from a former employee.

Related vocabulary: sniff out something

See also: around, nose

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