search party
noun
: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing
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The search party for that cash included Brian Montes.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The woman showed signs of hypothermia and dehydration when a Coast Guard crew and ground search party located her in a remote area of Shore Acres State Park, according to the agency.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
The next day the locals put together a big search party—and made a lot of attempts to shoot this bear down.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The woman showed signs of hypothermia and dehydration when a Coast Guard crew and ground search party located her in a remote area of Shore Acres State Park, according to the agency.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
The next day the locals put together a big search party—and made a lot of attempts to shoot this bear down.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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