prospected

verb

past tense of prospect
as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold

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  1. explored
  2. searched
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  • The principles underneath all this that then will be explored and tested in this period, one of them is immunity.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
  • From this space emerges the witch, a symbol of collective female strength and a figure through whom fascination and fear continue to be explored.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
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  • Realizing that there was potentially a shooter on the run, Bagley reviewed surveillance footage and searched for more evidence, later finding a shoe print near the northeast side of the building.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • In the period that elapsed between the shooting and when police officers searched Langs’ car, there was time for a gun to disappear, Lowthorp asserted.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
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