Suppose that the function $f$ is defined on the interval $[-2,2)$ as follows.
\[
f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}
-2 & \text { if }-2 \leq x< -1 \\
-1 & \text { if }-1 \leq x< 0 \\
0 & \text { if } 0 \leq x< 1 \\
1 & \text { if } 1 \leq x< 2
\end{array}\right.
\]
Find $f(-2), f(-0.25)$, and $f(1)$

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So the final answer is $\boxed{-2, -1, 1}$.

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Step 1 ：Since $-2 \leq -2 < -1$, we have $f(-2) = -2$.

Step 2 ：Since $-1 \leq -0.25 < 0$, we have $f(-0.25) = -1$.

Step 3 ：Since $1 \leq 1 < 2$, we have $f(1) = 1$.

Step 4 ：Therefore, $f(-2), f(-0.25), f(1)$ are $-2, -1, 1$ respectively.

Step 5 ：So the final answer is $\boxed{-2, -1, 1}$.