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searching

[sur-ching] / ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ /


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Figures from the job services site LiveCareer reveal remote workers are typically searching for technology roles such as website and app development, copywriting and data analysis, alongside careers in marketing and finance.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Big Pharma companies are constantly searching for the next hot new drugs—and it’s often a lot easier to buy them than develop them.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It introduced some reforms, the main one being a requirement that agencies acquire a warrant when searching 702 material for the exclusive purpose of collecting evidence of a crime.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Yes, Sergeant. We were searching the outbuildings like you said, and we went into the barn, and there he was.”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo