as in searches
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
the police scoured the city for the Typhoid Mary of this latest epidemic
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as in runs
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diarrhea
Noun
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Higher doses of triphala may raise your risk for side effects like diarrhea and stomach pain.—
Health,
Health,
3 July 2025 -
More than 10,000 mothers and children received essential health and nutrition services, and over 48,000 children were treated against malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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“Scour(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scour%28s%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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