hunt
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"These things should be litigated through the criminal process or through some sort of fair process, not through a social media mob or witch hunt."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Join police on the hunt for high-tech thieves behind a wave of UK car crime.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Li, 28, estimated he has applied for roughly 100 jobs since he started his hunt last fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Maybe I’d just cultivated too much shark knowledge, well aware that these apex predators are docile and do not hunt humans like they do in Peter Benchley’s novel.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Goddess of the hunt, of the forest, and the moon. Protector of children, too.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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The Secret Service now regularly hunts for skimmers across U.S. cities while educating merchants to spot them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The steps that had to be followed to find a party or rave added to the fun, turning these events into adrenaline-pumping scavenger hunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They are doing this in a range of ways from planting trees and growing vegetables, to leading bug hunts and rediscovering nature.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre in the world, was built in the first century and was used to host events like animal hunts and gladiatorial games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like my past hunts, I’ll be competing against others.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Scientists suspect Vasuki may have hunted in a similar way, although its precise diet and hunting behavior cannot be determined from the surviving fossils.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Glover connected that idea to Aboriginal traditions in which women historically cared for the fire while men hunted.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
I recently watched with smug satisfaction as OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model hunted through spreadsheets to reconcile an uncooperative credit card statement and then navigated QuickBooks to make sure it was reflected in the right places.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Ms. Jeon, by contrast, has a haunted, hunted and withdrawn presence—moving among her family and friends as if her mind and spirit are continually elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wolf had never hunted reindeer, but he knew the scent well, for his mother used to bring him the branches that grow from reindeers’ heads, with the hide hanging off in delicious, chewable tatters.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Animals that spend less energy getting around may have more resources available for essential activities such as finding food, hunting, and reproducing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
"You end up hunting for a decent length of antibiotic courses that will give you some relief," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In Zvirynets—once the hunting grounds of medieval princes, now a leafy upscale neighborhood—residents hurry to the subway station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He isn’t wearing Balenciaga Crocs, but the Realtree hunting collaboration ones that cost $60.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
The sun was just beginning to set, and night made for easy hunting.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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