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as in to pursue
to go in search of
Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean
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as in to request
to make a request for
came seeking financial advice
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Recent Examples of seek
Both cities sought voter approval for a half-cent sales tax dedicated to maintaining local services while keeping revenue under local control.
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Periods of identity change can create discomfort because humans naturally seek consistency.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
While Londontown seeks a corporate manager for its rapidly-expanding surveillance regime, Palantir continues to bully its way to good business.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026
That capability has attracted attention as the United States seeks reliable, carbon-free energy sources to support growing electricity demand.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
Periods of identity change can create discomfort because humans naturally seek consistency.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
While Londontown seeks a corporate manager for its rapidly-expanding surveillance regime, Palantir continues to bully its way to good business.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 11 June 2026
That capability has attracted attention as the United States seeks reliable, carbon-free energy sources to support growing electricity demand.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seek
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Immigration agents had been pursuing an undocumented immigrant who was accompanied by his family and drove into the parking lot of Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle school, where agents pulled the parents from the car, authorities and witnesses said.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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If your funds are held at a regulated financial institution, a court order may still allow creditors to pursue them.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Madison Square Garden requested a permit for a watch party for 500 to 999 fans, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city approved one for 999.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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When an algorithm can produce a defensible answer in seconds, human decisions start to feel riskier by comparison, which can lead leaders to take a more cautious approach and request additional reviews.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Work is continuing to try to stabilize the Pacifica Municipal Pier, which began cracking at its base on June 4 and is now in danger of breaking off and falling into the water.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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If anything, Wirth said, many countries will want to build their emergency reserves even higher after the war, desiring a larger safety net and greater redundancy, putting even more demand on oil barrels.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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On the other hand, humans also desire growth.—
Daryl Van Tongeren,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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The 20-year-old male suspect, a Chinese passport holder with the last name Zhang, attempted the act on a Cathay Pacific flight early Thursday and was reported to police, a Hong Kong Police Force spokesperson told NBC News by phone on Friday.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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But as Cost of Denial explains, there’s a process that families can use to attempt to get previously denied care covered.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Under California law, police agencies are generally required to release to the public audio and video recordings of police shootings and other critical incidents involving great bodily injury within 45 days of the incident.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Chiseling down the roster requires hard decisions, and keeping Batty off here was one of them.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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There are luxury resorts that strive to feel like homes, and then there are homes that accidentally become luxury resorts.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
15 June 2026
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During an immersive 30 minutes, ELEGY achieves something many postclassical records strive for but rarely attain.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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“Seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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