- present participle of forage.
foraging
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger Nithya Raman darted across the city over the weekend, foraging for votes as the clock ticks down before Tuesday’s election.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, the judge wrongly blocked other evidence that would have demonstrated the mother-of-two's long-time hobby of mushroom foraging, they said.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Karen fights inflation by traveling during off-peak weekdays, making her own yogurt, and foraging for free, blemished produce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the warm, dry spring a glut of glorious foundresses – new queens – emerged from hibernation to start their nests alone, carrying out all the nest building, egg laying, foraging and brood rearing.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
It must be that they have learned to understand human dumps—where they spend a great deal of time foraging.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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