as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall
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In a situation where a company finds substantiated evidence of either type of violation carried out by an indirect supplier, they are mandated to perform an ad hoc risk assessment of that body, too.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Hearts are on course to upend the Old Firm duopoly that has held since 1985 — leading Celtic and Rangers by six points with 14 games remaining — and Wilson finds himself behind Pierre Kabore, Elton Kabangu, Claudio Braga and new signing Rogers Mato in the pecking order.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Instead of asking users to fill out long forms, Lily learns through natural conversation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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This allows the company to learns from experience and apply it to strategies going forward.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The story is a post-apocalyptic tale in which a convict, played by Fischbach, sails an ocean of blood in a submarine in order to search for resources and discovers increasingly terrifying secrets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Fleeing to the other side of the island, an area Linda had warned him against venturing into, Bradley discovers an opulent, unoccupied mansion.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the credit card, The Moment locates most of its zany humor in the presence of a hacky, inexplicably successful director played by Alexander Skarsgard, hired by Rosanna Arquette’s blithe record executive to shoot the film version of Charli’s impending tour.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who locates them is asked to contact Area 4 detectives at 312-746-8255, or call 911.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
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With reactive Uranus stationing direct in your 5th House of Creativity, a passion project or date idea gets a jolt, inviting you to try something new on a whim.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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This gets pretty interesting with his RFA status.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Ferrets (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferrets%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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