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searches (for)

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present tense third-person singular of search (for)

as in seeks

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But consumers may see some indirect savings on groceries and consumer goods through lower supply-chain costs, as the exemption seeks to lower costs for farmers and truckers.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
When the guests refuse to confront the crime, her best friend seeks justice herself.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of seeks

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They are trapped inside and have to complete six games and escape for a supernatural figure hunts them down.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Jordan hunts estate sales, thrift stores and EcoSet, flips Facebook Marketplace scores and tends an ever-growing plant collection, treating her cozy apartment as a long-term nesting ground between film and TV jobs.

— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hunts

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In the world of Dune, the suit transforms the sweat into drinking water; but in the Mexican desert, the sweat just pools, sticks to my skin and runs down my arms.

— Kyle Maclachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Neural cells form as a thickening of the ectoderm that runs down the center of the embryo from head to tail.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of runs down

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Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck).

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of escorts

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For decades, the debate around Africa’s natural resources has largely been over who gets the value from what the continent digs up and ships out.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of digs up

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Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
Previously unseen artwork accompanies his account of how the visual identity developed alongside the music.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of accompanies

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Operational value creation is what is left, and in a cycle concentrated below $1 billion, the quality of the separation is what determines the return.

— Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Each establishment determines the experiences offered to Inside members and his or her plus-one.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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