on the lookout for

phrase

: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.

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In all geographies Lauder remains on the lookout for possible brand acquisitions to fill portfolio white spaces, as with Forest Essentials. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The astronauts were also on the lookout for swarms of lunar dust. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Conservationists are always on the lookout for ways to bring fresh genetic material into the mix. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Since then, everybody’s remained on the lookout for a movie that can follow the Still Alice trajectory. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the lookout for

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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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