prospecting

Example Sentences

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It followed the Palin family engaging in activities such as fishing, prospecting for gold and camping in the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The rise in clicks on his posts -- and the related increase in commissions he makes on sales of products he uses in his prospecting -- has generated a new income source for James.

From Barron's • Nov. 2, 2025

But with gold prices reaching record highs, he’s taken up a new one: prospecting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

That money's up to over $100 million today, but the point is that with all of the negotiations, all that prospecting, the guy that was bussing the table had the most money in the room.

From Salon • May 18, 2024

In 1898, prospecting led him to a nearly vacant trail crossing that the trappers called Edmonton, where he found that the soil was the perfect medium for making brick.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand