as in searches
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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Once inside, Shamos searches for sensitive data, Apple Notes, Keychain items, browser passwords, and even cryptocurrency wallets.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
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So when a woman vanishes, leaving her car behind in a supermarket parking lot, Sloan searches online for similar cases.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Android Hidden Camera Detector (FutureApps)Uses your phone's magnetic sensor to alert you near electronics and also scans for infrared light.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To achieve this, the Fourier transform essentially scans all possible frequencies and determines how much each contributes to the original function.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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Keep scrolling for kitchen finds as low as $5.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps overcome by the beauty of a very blue natural pool nestled in the woods, Cherry finds it in herself to be honest with Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hunts (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunts%20%28through%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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