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- Henry Hudson was set adrift by mutinous crewmen while seeking the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean
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- came seeking financial advice
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- asked (for),
- bespoke,
- called (for),
- desired,
- pleaded (for)
- (or pled (for) also plead (for)),
- quested,
- requested,
- solicited,
- spoke (for),
- sued (for)
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- seek to find the best solution
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“Sought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought. Accessed 23 May. 2022.
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