ferret out

phrasal verb

ferreted out; ferreting out; ferrets out
: to find (something, such as information) by careful searching
He's good at ferreting out the facts.

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Election officials can also ferret out irregularities by spot-checking the results before they're officially certified. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2020 The case for the Cook Islands A good lawyer may be able to ferret out the existence of a secret trust or LLC. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 The onus should be on the generative AI to efficiently and effectively ferret out relevant versus irrelevant information. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 The company tries to ferret out claims that have been paid by health insurers and should have been paid by someone else, such as car insurers or workers’ compensation. John Dorfman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ferret out 

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