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scour

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




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Gough said he has to buy coffee at the price available to him in the moment, and Reverie isn’t big enough to hire a dedicated buyer who can scour for deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

With the phones barely functioning in Iran, a dedicated team based at AFP's Paris headquarters has been using their contacts to speak to Iranians who have left the country and scour social media.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Detectives asked local police forces to scour their missing person databases, and checked the man's DNA and fingerprints with national records.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

William was in Europe, part of a high-level Allied mission to scour Nazi strongholds for intelligence secrets.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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