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Real examples
"I'll look out for any issues with the new API integration today."
"Hey team, look out for a new release coming this afternoon."
"Look out for potential null pointer exceptions in this function."
"Look out for edge cases where the user input is empty."
"We should look out for scope creep in future sprints."
"Let's look out for dependencies that might block us."
"Can you look out for any typos while I code this?"
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look out for
"Look out for any issues."
looks out for
"She looks out for bugs in every PR."
looked out for
"I looked out for that error all day."
looking out for
"I'm looking out for any problems."
looked out for
"We've looked out for this issue before."
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4 quick exercises
1. Which sounds most natural in a code review?
2. Please look out ___ any breaking changes in this release.
3. I will look out for to any security vulnerabilities.
4. Be watchful for bugs. → Look out...
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