hunt
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The Sun on Sunday headlines with the "new Widdecombe twist" writing police are on the "hunt for Ann car killer".
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
But she still had to endure a "frustrating" months-long job hunt.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
For the second selection, Baptist decided to skip “Sweet Caroline” and hunt for something that felt more British.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
So you can’t expect us to march around and hunt for McConnell.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
They pack and have pack social structures like timber wolves, and hunt in packs like timber wolves.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
In the meantime, the AI gowns and Easter-egg hunts will have to suffice.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
This low-hire, low-fire dynamic and lengthy job hunts have spooked many workers, who are now opting to cling to their jobs instead of making a jump.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Tiffany Kahl, who owns a tanning and wellness salon in Pennsylvania, hunts business-class travel deals as a hobby and subscribes to Thrifty Traveler.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
We drove on, and Dantzler told stories of dove hunts in the grove, of outsize characters of the old citrus elite.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
It was where she wrote journal entries about memorable book hunts.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man'
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
If you haven’t hunted for a job in a while, you might be surprised by how integral LinkedIn has become.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
A broken-bat grounder to the right side of the infield, hunted down by Freeman ranging to his backhand side from first base, ended the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
A pair of mourning doves hunted for food near a shaggy boxwood hedge, cooing to each other in their soft melancholy voices.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Urban and suburban landscapes provide ideal conditions, allowing Hierodula mantises to use structures such as insect hotels as productive hunting sites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
If you ask my fiancé, I was hunting for outfits and last-minute I was like, “I’m just gonna order something on Amazon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The population of brown bears in Greece's mountainous Western Macedonia region has grown steadily in past decades due to hunting bans and other conservation efforts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Images on social media suggest he enjoys fishing, hunting and travelling.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Ordinarily, she preferred hunting outside the theater, perhaps finding an evening minyan she could join or a wedding to crash.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
