scouring
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The case has sent internet sleuths scouring digital footprints for clues to track them down.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Soon prospectors were scouring the area for gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
USC student Julia Ho had been scouring all the sites for months for a particular 1990s Gucci watch she was obsessed with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Helicopters, dog units and members of the public had been scouring the area, close to the River Stour on the Suffolk-Essex border.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Obviously in sour spirits, he muttered that he had spent the entire morning scouring the town trying to find a hat for $2.50.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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