scavenger
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“Watching a season of your favorite NFL team has turned into a $1,000-a-year scavenger hunt,” said Grant Spellmeyer, President and CEO of America’s Communications Association.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
For a fee starting at $225 a person, attendees get flashlight tours of exhibits including the fossil halls, do scavenger hunts, play trivia games and have bedtime snacks.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 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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