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scavenger hunt

NOUN
treasure hunt
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But overall, it’s an inventive conceit for a scavenger hunt that prompts Felix and Marigold to re-examine their surroundings, recording the sounds of summer as they go.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 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

At the Mall on Tuesday, I felt a surge of recognition when I saw a crowd of 6-year-olds rush by clutching pencils and pads, clearly engaged in some kind of scavenger hunt.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2025

“If those men want the book that badly, then whatever Mr. Griswold’s scavenger hunt leads to must be valuable. He wouldn’t want those men to have it.”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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