on the lookout for
idiom
: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The production is currently on the lookout for writers, so there is no news yet on a director or cast.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Cooking trends on Earth mirror cooking trends in space, says Jennifer Levasseur, the space food curator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, who is always on the lookout for new space food technologies.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Seppala decided to cross Norton Sound with Togo on the lookout for bad ice.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The production is currently on the lookout for writers, so there is no news yet on a director or cast.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Cooking trends on Earth mirror cooking trends in space, says Jennifer Levasseur, the space food curator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, who is always on the lookout for new space food technologies.
—Sarah Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Seppala decided to cross Norton Sound with Togo on the lookout for bad ice.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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