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search party



NOUN
posse
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Christian Aldridge, who was part of Ms Bond's party, said the group had to organise their own search party to try to find her on the mountain.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

She didn’t need to explain any further to other “Frenchie” lovers who joined in her search and became Havoc’s search party.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Members of the local Nyaminyami community started a search party and beat drums each day to try and guide him back home.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

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

A search party of graduate students found him hours later, wandering in the woods in the outskirts of Austin.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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