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  • present participle of seek.

seeking

NOUN
act of looking for
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Panish played prison phone recordings that suggested they were seeking to shift assets to their son and daughter and shelter them from the Iskanders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The trial is the latest case seeking justice for a spate of similar thefts in recent years from libraries across Europe, suspected to be the work of an organised network.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He announced he wouldn’t be seeking reelection, opening up an opportunity for a Republican takeover of the district.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

ETH Zurich and the researchers are now seeking a company interested in advancing Compound 10 toward drug development.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

He groped around in the dark, his fingers seeking out the box.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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