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sought

adjective as in wanted

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So I sought advice on coping from others who have been through an extended period of caring for a sick or dying loved one.

He seems to have taken it not as a critique but as a field guide to the clientele he sought; he reread the book regularly throughout his life.

Their mood darkened over the summer as Europe was left on the sidelines as the U.S. and China sought to reset the rules of global trade.

Kate sought a second opinion at another trust in Newcastle, where she was told there was no reason why she should not receive a breast reconstruction immediately after her mastectomy.

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At one Western airline, officials sought to re-create the accident in a simulator but couldn’t.

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