sought
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Sought in decades past by the likes of Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Bernardo Bertolucci, he’s now lending his lensing genius to a new generation of storytellers with ideas just as biting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Sought for their fluency in various African languages, content moderators hired by Sama in Kenya soon found themselves looking at graphic content that hit painfully close to home.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
In 1989, the New York Times published an article titled, “Wider Door at Top Colleges Sought by Asian-Americans.”
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2018
Be prepared to answer that Sources Sought within two to four hours of seeing it.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2012
Now is sung: Brave the warder, full of guile, Straight he sought some cunning wile; Sought and found a song betime, Raised this sweet and pleasant rhyme.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
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