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as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of search
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Does this create more opportunities for search firms?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For Rosenblatt, one of the key drivers is players searching for consistency and stability in an industry where there is very little of either.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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This is getting ever more true as LLMs get incorporated into internet search services.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Does this create more opportunities for search firms?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The problem here is, rather obviously, that as more people search for VPN apps, so more people are in danger of falling into the SEO poisoning traps set by the playfulghost threat actors.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For Rosenblatt, one of the key drivers is players searching for consistency and stability in an industry where there is very little of either.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, Arsenal—firmly in the title hunt—welcomes Ipswich Town, a side battling to escape the relegation zone.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Washington Post first reported on the CDC's data, which found that in December alone, 781 cruise ship passengers and 109 crew members had fallen sick.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Part 8 asks whether Democrats can find their collective voice against Donald Trump after last year’s election.Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Jan. 2025
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In the future, Watch Duty hopes to explore the use of other types of data, such as river gauges, tsunami buoys and earthquakes.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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After departing from Today, Hoda Kotb plans to explore the wellness space.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The short explanation is that in a quest to maximize TV revenue (and specifically revenue generated because of college football), schools around the country changed conferences.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other than that, nominees are still missing pieces of the file or are waiting on dates to be confirmed for hearings—a headache for Trump’s quest to have a turn-key Cabinet ready and an opportunity for Democrats to have more time to kick the tires.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Year after year, food remains one of the biggest expenses, prompting people to research places, scan through tens of reviews, and seek friends’ and family’s recommendations before eating out.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Fisher scanned through hundreds of listings online and visited nine.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The investigation stemmed from the June 8, 2017, shooting at a parking lot in the Fair Oaks Plaza, located in the 900 block of E. Duane Avenue.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Diamant and Kafka combed the park for it to no avail.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Every year, the event’s organizers comb through data on hundreds of prospects to determine who will get a coveted invite.Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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But Bell Limbrick says Linda Hoos, USC’s vice president and Title IX coordinator, told her the same day that the firm’s actual intent was to investigate complaints and reports of misconduct by Bohn, including her own.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a house in the 5600 block of Seafield Lane in northwest Fort Worth about 6:20 p.m. to investigate reports of shots fired inside the home, according to a statement from Fort Worth police.Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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