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as in to discover
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we finally found the information after searching dozens of Internet sites
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as in to encounter
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
hey, I found my notebook!
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as in discovery
something discovered
that antique plate was a great garage sale find
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Recent Examples of find
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The easier and often more obvious group of four will become yellow once found all together, followed by green, blue and, the hardest or more obscure group, purple.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
The adventurous wine lover with a penchant for rare finds.
—Lela London, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Emergency crews were dispatched to a home on Horseshoe Drive at 5:47 p.m. in connection with a fire complaint and found that the residence was burning, according to Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
The easier and often more obvious group of four will become yellow once found all together, followed by green, blue and, the hardest or more obscure group, purple.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
Be sure to check out Lululemon’s New Year Scores page for more stellar finds, and browse our top picks below.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
The adventurous wine lover with a penchant for rare finds.
—Lela London, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The human remains were discovered early Monday evening by two local hunters in the woods near a highway close to Taylorsville, which is about 60 miles north of Charlotte, the Alexander County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The fraudulent charges were discovered by a businessman, who reported the credit card had been originally issued to his father, who was deceased, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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For Rice, a native of Washington, D.C., where wildfires are nearly nonexistent, encountering such devastation is new.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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The Real Challenges of Transformation While the potential is clear, digital transformation often encounters significant barriers.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Nonetheless, the discovery of the ultrablack cuticle in the Brazilian velvet ant, Traumatomutilla bifurca, makes this species unique amongst their relatives, the bees, wasps and ants.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The discovery was made by a team of researchers hailing from a range of institutes, including the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) Planets, the Universities of Bern (UNIBE) and Zurich (UZH).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a potential burglary call at Vice President Harris' home in Brentwood, California, located within the Palisades Fire evacuation zone early Sunday, according to local reports.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Kyiv also attacked the site, located in the city of Nizhnekamsk, in April 2024, damaging the plant's main processing unit, according to the official.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Contact our team or meet her today at Wayside Waifs.—
Trish Stinger,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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Four months later, as the two sides met again at the City Ground, there was to be no repeat of the shock 1-0 success that Nuno Espirito Santo’s side had enjoyed on Merseyside.—
Paul Taylor,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Babich learned his lesson and took his foot off the blitzing pedal.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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But that only heightened the joy of discovery for me as a music-loving teen eager to hear and learn as much as possible.—
George Varga,
The Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2025
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People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.—
Noam N. Levey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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