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They comb the web, often helped by AI models, for traces of rogue AI agents sharing their findings in discussion forums and in online reports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Rescuers were later seen using excavators to comb through a mountain of scattered rubbish at the site as local residents gathered nearby.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Staffed by a combination of HSI experts and outside consultants, it developed software tools to comb the data for information that could help agents pursue criminal suspects.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The site also preserved Eoandromeda, a possible comb jelly with eight arms arranged in a spiral.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
She pulled out her compass, a comb, a mirror—and a handkerchief.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
He now combs the hallways for bright aluminum cans to seize and pour down the drain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Many vets do not treat their own pets monthly, the committee heard, instead regularly checking their pets' fur with flea combs and restricting use to when fleas were spotted.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Because of this, frequency combs act as reference standards that can be used to calibrate and stabilize many types of instruments over a wide range of frequencies.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
Karol G, “Ivonny Bonita” Karol’s history-minded, history-making “Tropicoqueta” LP lovingly combs through the generations of Latin music that made her a global superstar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Etty reported that she and Annie bought oranges, that “yesterday I fell down twice,” and that they were going to buy combs.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
Detectives combed through video surveillance footage and identified a suspect, Sean Paul Green, whom prosecutors allege was also responsible for the bronze thefts in Tustin and other cities, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It came in handy when she combed through it to see if any of the men she dated deserved another shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
We've combed through it all, so you don't have to, and found six of the most interesting bits among the sea of numbers.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The May PCE report isn’t likely to be taken for granted by the market; it will be combed carefully and methodically for signs to either add to or dial back rate-hike bets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
His hair is combed and parted, and he smells of cologne.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
They described an onerous search process that entails combing through emails and phones of 13 city officials, including the mayor; as well as the records of more than a dozen rent board members and staffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mr. Potter is less interested combing through the Caesars’ allegedly lurid deeds than probing the workings of the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Sunday, lines of police officers were combing the ground near the car, a Citroen minivan with a Berlin number plate, in the search for clues and taking samples of material from the ground.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
But after combing through the info we do have, Slate’s Heather Schwedel renders this brutally honest verdict.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Oh,” I said, “he didn’t tell me that,” and I wandered to the dressing-table and began combing my hair.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
