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prowl

[proul] / praʊl /


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Big Pharma is on the prowl for biotech companies, but it’s being stingy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Guardiola continued to frantically prowl the touchline in the second period but all the drama was taking place away from the Etihad Stadium to secure City's place in the last 16.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Dozens of self-help books and therapy sessions later, I’m still on the prowl for something that makes sense of it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025

‘Seldom in my life has any boat come out of the North, and the Orcs prowl on the east-shore,’ said Boromir.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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