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as in to find
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in to explore
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of search
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Does this create more opportunities for search firms?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For Rosenblatt, one of the key drivers is players searching for consistency and stability in an industry where there is very little of either.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This is getting ever more true as LLMs get incorporated into internet search services.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Does this create more opportunities for search firms?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
The problem here is, rather obviously, that as more people search for VPN apps, so more people are in danger of falling into the SEO poisoning traps set by the playfulghost threat actors.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
For Rosenblatt, one of the key drivers is players searching for consistency and stability in an industry where there is very little of either.
—Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, and New Orleans Pelicans are all in the hunt for the 6-foot-7 superstar wing, per Cowley.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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If the medallion is not found by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, the Pioneer Press reserves the right to terminate the hunt and donate the prize to a local charity or park.Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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In the future, Watch Duty hopes to explore the use of other types of data, such as river gauges, tsunami buoys and earthquakes.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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After departing from Today, Hoda Kotb plans to explore the wellness space.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Other than that, nominees are still missing pieces of the file or are waiting on dates to be confirmed for hearings—a headache for Trump’s quest to have a turn-key Cabinet ready and an opportunity for Democrats to have more time to kick the tires.Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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The short explanation is that in a quest to maximize TV revenue (and specifically revenue generated because of college football), schools around the country changed conferences.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Year after year, food remains one of the biggest expenses, prompting people to research places, scan through tens of reviews, and seek friends’ and family’s recommendations before eating out.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Fisher scanned through hundreds of listings online and visited nine.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Museum of Broadway Theater fans can get a behind the scenes look at some of their favorite shows at The Museum of Broadway, located in Manhattan’s Theatre District.Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The investigation stemmed from the June 8, 2017, shooting at a parking lot in the Fair Oaks Plaza, located in the 900 block of E. Duane Avenue.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Diamant and Kafka combed the park for it to no avail.Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Officials are combing through data on three phones and two laptops linked to Jabbar to determine whether there are any other potential leads.Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Organizations likely to be the target of actors need to build resilience appropriate to investigating and eradicating threats from these highly skilled and motivated groups.James Blake, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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But Bell Limbrick says Linda Hoos, USC’s vice president and Title IX coordinator, told her the same day that the firm’s actual intent was to investigate complaints and reports of misconduct by Bohn, including her own.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Search.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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