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scour

[skouuhr, skou-er] / skaʊər, ˈskaʊ ər /




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This looks like the moment to scour for opportunities to buy stocks outside of the highflying data center-driven names.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The University of Plymouth's Cosmic Dust in the City project aims to "inspire curiosity" and encourage people to scour gutters and rooftops safely in the quest for micrometeorites.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Cellphone pinging: Investigators, particularly those with FBI technical units, will use geo-fencing to scour the cell towers around Guthrie’s home for cellphone users.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

I scour eBay, Etsy and Poshmark for items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Every Sunday Betsie would scour the papers, British, French, and German as well as our own, since the radio brought in stations from all over Europe, and plan the week’s program of concerts and recitals.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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