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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

“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

It cruises slowly along the street, as if looking for something: shark on the prowl.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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