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[sur-ching] / ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ /


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One, shared by cybersecurity researcher Dark Web Informer on X, showed someone searching for the username of an account they wished to gain access to as part of Instagram's recovery process.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Authorities and volunteers continued searching Sunday for a man who vanished on May 25 while hiking through a wooded expanse west of Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Fong has made a habit of searching far afield for Knicks tickets, packing up his family of four during the regular season to sit courtside in Memphis for a pittance compared with New York prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Rather than searching for stocks investors should buy, we decided to look for ones to avoid.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Daddy kept staring hard out the window, like he was searching for something of the utmost importance.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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