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search party



NOUN
posse
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Each search party at Lockerbie was teamed with a Raynet operator who would send messages back to Lockerbie Academy, the disaster control room.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

When he was two years old, a search party of Buddhist officials recognised him as the reincarnation of the 13 previous Dalai Lamas and he was enthroned before he turned four.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

The search party walked slowly up Alvarado Street by MacArthur Park and turned right onto Wilshire Boulevard, filled with heartbreak and hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2024

Foote has yet to be located in a case that has riveted the community of 1,500 people, which has organized another search party to look for him this weekend.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

I wish for Nora to come to the search party.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks