shops (for)

present tense third-person singular of shop (for)
as in pursues
to go in search of engineers are still shopping around for solutions to several critical flaws in the aircraft's design

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  • Most companies stumble because leadership pursues the wrong goals — growth for growth’s sake, short-term gains at long-term cost.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Despite bureaucracy, apathy, and disengagement, Chad pursues environmentalism like a surfer paddling into pounding beach break, confident that the wave of his life is just outside the shore pound.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Delhi seeks to engage whoever is in power in Afghanistan as a counterbalance to Pakistan.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That pact is now broken, and as the school seeks alternative routes, several researchers worry that some of the most important science will be the fastest to fall by the wayside.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Of course, fashion and grooming—which Conrad often looks up to A$AP Rocky on those fronts— are a big piece of what helps the rising star feel his best on stage, too.
    Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That won’t be the case every week, but Diggs looks up to speed — healthy and chemistry-wise — which puts him in the WR3/4 conversation and gives that Boutte the boot.
    Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Shops (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shops%20%28for%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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