in search of

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: attempting to find : looking for
Scientists are in search of the answer.

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The website’s mobile observatory — which moves about in search of clear skies — will this year be in Cyprus, where the partial eclipse phases occur 30 minutes after moonrise, with totality an hour after that. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Every day, the MLA team crisscrosses west Michigan in search of labor camps. David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Blakey, who’s still in search of work and has an ill reputation around town, eventually accepts the offer. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025 The quarterback who has donned a yellow no-contact jersey for the past six weeks sprinted to the sideline, not in search of a reprieve but in search of the risk. Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in search of

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“In search of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20search%20of. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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