sought
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The inquest also heard that despite asking Michelle if she felt safe in the house, she sought not to try and move the family immediately to a secure location.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
AFP has sought comment from her office and the Trump administration.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Pike later regained consciousness, and her attorneys have sought to preserve evidence from the botched procedure.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
People briefed on the investigation say he sought out airlines and routes that would take him to Israel and had planned to act on an earlier trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The Senders were sitting on the single most sought after lost film of all time.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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