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  • present participle of seek.

seeking

NOUN
act of looking for
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However, Cousins cautioned against seeking treatment outside regulated settings.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Federal prosecutors were seeking a prison sentence of at least a year and a half; Saavedra’s defense attorney had requested five years of probation, to include 24 months of home detention with location monitoring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The NFL players union has sent an FBI notice to all of its members seeking information about investments they made with a now deceased e-commerce executive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Boeing has been seeking to win the FAA’s approval for the MAX 10, the longest version of the 737 variant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Within seconds he was stabbing out moves, trying combinations, seeking won endings, and rattling off variations, his fingers barely able to keep pace with his thoughts.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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