on the lookout for
idiom
: 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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He’s plugged in to the global economy and constantly on the lookout for opportunities to stay competitive.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Always on the lookout for new talent, Morrison asked friends who taught in creative-writing departments to send promising work by their students her way.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Authorities are also on the lookout for quagga mussels and zebra mussels, other longstanding invasive threats to the lake.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Brown was later considered one of the best defensive linemen on the free agency market this past offseason — and with the Panthers on the lookout for a run stopper, Brown cashed out on Day 1.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Always on the lookout for new talent, Morrison asked friends who taught in creative-writing departments to send promising work by their students her way.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Authorities are also on the lookout for quagga mussels and zebra mussels, other longstanding invasive threats to the lake.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Brown was later considered one of the best defensive linemen on the free agency market this past offseason — and with the Panthers on the lookout for a run stopper, Brown cashed out on Day 1.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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