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quest

[kwest] / kwɛst /


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There was a part in the book where Essa healed a bunch of sick children, and, in payment, one of the village boys had tried to join her on her quest.

From Literature

Arsenal’s quest to end a two-decade dry spell hasn’t exactly been helped by one of the most neurotic fan bases in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Unread,” his brisk, conversational memoir, recounts the loops and switchbacks on his path to literacy, conveyed through discussions of more than a dozen books that shaped his quest.

From The Wall Street Journal

The quest for where the salmon actually comes from — my sole reporting focus for an entire week.

From Salon

Ellison began his quest in earnest with a September visit to Zaslav’s Beverly Hills home, once owned by legendary Paramount studio chief Robert Evans.

From The Wall Street Journal