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scavenger

[skav-in-jer] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
forager
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NOUN
collector
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Finding the best pint in a given city has become a digital scavenger hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Many scavenger species have also developed behaviors that help limit their exposure to disease, further reducing the risks associated with this food source.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

Throughout the game, there will be scavenger hunts using video calls where residents get the chance to solve puzzles and riddles then send staff off to find the next clue.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Mamdani’s scavenger hunt didn’t play a big role in his eventual election to the mayorship in October; it probably didn’t even play a small one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

As he rattled off the items on his list, Mr. Archie yelled directions that had the boys running all over, like a scavenger hunt.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles



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