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seen

American  
[seen] / sin /

verb

  1. past participle of see.


seen British  
/ siːn /

verb

  1. the past participle of see 1

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An animal rescue centre says it has seen an increase in cat families being abandoned due to rising costs and a lack of neutering.

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After detectives released the list of sightings, I knocked at the caretaker's door, because he appeared to be the last man to have seen the girls.

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"I've seen the one where I'm offside. It's my shoulder, I think," Anthony said.

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Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the base.

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Parts of Cornwall and Devon have seen rainfall totals reach about 150% of the long-term average.

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