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searching

[sur-ching] / ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ /


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Businessman Yang Shuai, 42, feared that future generations would "face real hardship" due to hurdles encountered when searching for jobs.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

We were searching for a way out, and we were searching for something to do, and John was very, very brilliant and was very much a contrarian, and he didn’t think like other people.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Rybakina is now the World No. 1, and Sabalenka’s searching for answers for her high variance game.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The list mixed up names of the missing with those who were searching for them, and the families said it was like a "slap in the face".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Had his mother spent the rest of her life searching for him?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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