as in to search
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
she hunted through old birth and marriage records to trace the family tree
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Irvine police are searching for a woman who left a Bible on an Irvine resident's doorstep after stealing a person's package last month.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Hannah Natanson, who covers the federal government, was at home when the FBI searched the property and her devices, seizing a phone, Garmin watch and both a personal and work laptop, according to the news organization.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Hunt (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunt%20%28through%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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