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pan

[pan] / pæn /


VERB
look, search for over a wide area
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The prospector with his pan and pickax gave way to powerful water cannons that blasted away gold-bearing hillsides, leaving behind incoherent geological arabesques that will likely outlast the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Malaysia proved that promise was more than a flash in the pan.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

That plan didn’t pan out, schedule-wise, but the filmmaker and the artist finally found a way to collaborate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Not banana bread— there was no cinnamon, cardamon, nuts or loaf pan involved.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

He poured a few Cokes into the pan, then soaked the chain and the handlebars.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

It was early on in the first half when the cameras panned to Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai in the Main Stand at Anfield - all three of them were out with injuries.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

But it was panned by investors for failing to provide much new information, and the Cybercab is currently in a limited deployment in Austin.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

And that was compounded by the Rams’ travel plans being widely panned after their sluggish defeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

However, his last major public appearance after the July meeting was widely panned as giving an ambiguous message, and analysts warn that his refusal to give forward guidance will likely mean investors are left disappointed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The hosts threw their heads back in laughter every few seconds, excited, as the camera panned across the crowd, all of whom seemed equally ecstatic about what looked like a giant knitting needle.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Then, b-roll, panning above a vast two-wing building identifiable as a hospital by its helipad.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

It said that although many were unaware of the repercussions, gold panning could lead to prosecution and sentencing "where it risks disturbing spawning fish and impacting river habitats".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Days 2 and 3 of the draft were only unproductive if you treated them like panning for gold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Key to how Morgan Stanley sees things panning out is the non-consensus view of the investment bank’s economists who believe the Fed will stay on hold in 2026.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

I wondered why my father worked so hard panning for diamonds in the alluvial mines, diamonds that he would not be allowed to keep.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince




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