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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Fed officials on the lookout for signs that inflation is being driven by particularly sticky sources saw a familiar story in shelter costs.
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
In the first episode, Mulaney features comedian guests alongside coyote advocate Tony Tucci, takes phone calls about coyote stories, and cuts to a producer on the lookout for coyotes.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 6 May 2024
Another group of student sat on shore — on the lookout for alligators.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
In this song, someone’s on the lookout for car parts and a two-door parked on Mound is about to get stripped.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
In the first episode, Mulaney features comedian guests alongside coyote advocate Tony Tucci, takes phone calls about coyote stories, and cuts to a producer on the lookout for coyotes.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 6 May 2024
Another group of student sat on shore — on the lookout for alligators.
—Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
In this song, someone’s on the lookout for car parts and a two-door parked on Mound is about to get stripped.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024
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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 26 Jul. 2024.
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