scrounging

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Of late, investors scrounging for stocks have preferred junk —smaller companies with poor fundamentals and exorbitant valuations—over quality companies with healthy sales and earnings growth, solid balance sheets, and more attractive prices.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Macron’s government is currently scrounging for tens-of-billions in cost savings as it tries to rein in the government’s budget deficit, which reached 5.8% of economic output last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

His insatiable appetite for dominance of both government and industry will always leave him scrounging for more.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

At times, she has resorted to scrounging up used parts or using screws from the hardware store to repair it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

The Apollo cabin and the Hunters were scrounging for arrows.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan