ferreting out
Example Sentences
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The Spanish credited her with ferreting out plots against them and helping to recruit Indigenous warriors to Cortés’ ranks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Twitter has drastically reduced its staff focused on ferreting out misinformation, hate speech and extremist content since it was bought by Elon Musk.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2023
At the recent Television Critics Association press tour, Manville claimed that she's not too shabby at ferreting out information herself.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022
As passive index-tracking has allowed most investors to disengage from corporate boards, the market needs more investors willing to spend the time and money ferreting out information and identifying undervalued companies.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022
She was always saying she was—“I understand why you’re saying that, Willy”—but secretly she was ferreting out my neuroses.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
