as in searches
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I've been dredging my memory bank, and I simply can't remember her name
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Assistant Leif Gunnar Smerud was named interim coach while the team searches for Straus’ replacement.
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One day, Emily searches around under her bed and finds Jessie.
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Then, as the afternoon sunshine rakes across the river valley, the group will return to the Birdwing—where canvas and paints await, according to a news release.
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Participants are encouraged to bring their own shovel, gloves, and rakes as limited tools will be provided at the event.
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Automated governance scans the entire system to identify sensitive information and track its lineage, providing a complete map of the data to ensure secure compliance.
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Charli takes her sunglasses off and scans the cozy venue, which opened in 1927 and began hosting concerts in 2008.
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Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.
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After his teenage son goes missing, Daniel combs the depths of the Vistula River day and night, caught in a grueling, endless routine and torn between the dread of a fatal leap and the fragile hope that his son may still be alive.
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From fashion finds—like Madewell’s set of soft and simple crewneck T-shirts, a fabulous discovery from senior shopping editor Cortne Bonilla’s keen eye—to home steals, such as marketing and production manager Kasey Busiel’s favorite Brooklinen sheets and Talia Abbas’s Moccamaster coffee maker.
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This revival finds new power in the intimate story of a family learning to love again set against one of the most consequential moments of the twentieth century, as the Nazi regime rises to power and authoritarianism encroaches on daily life.
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