comb
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On Thursday, markets will comb through a speech by Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino for clues on whether the central bank will raise its policy rate in September or October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
People used speedboats and more jet skis to comb the waters surrounding Koh Samui and towards the nearby island of Koh Phangan searching for the family, the Bangkok Post reports.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Staffed by a combination of HSI experts and outside consultants, it developed software tools to comb the data for information that could help agents pursue criminal suspects.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The site also preserved Eoandromeda, a possible comb jelly with eight arms arranged in a spiral.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sue pulled herself up and used her good hand to comb her hair back over her scars.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
He now combs the hallways for bright aluminum cans to seize and pour down the drain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A travel set of marbled beard and mustache combs that’s as handsome as dad himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Depending on where in the electromagnetic spectrum this ruler sits, scientists talk about optical, radio, or terahertz frequency combs.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
Karol G, “Ivonny Bonita” Karol’s history-minded, history-making “Tropicoqueta” LP lovingly combs through the generations of Latin music that made her a global superstar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
She doesn’t finish, combs a hand through her hair—black and bombed-out like mine—turns to Dad.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Detectives combed through video surveillance footage and identified a suspect, Sean Paul Green, whom prosecutors allege was also responsible for the bronze thefts in Tustin and other cities, including Long Beach and Huntington Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
We combed through a 74-page annual ethics filing and found that the billionaire received at least $190 million in distribution from Cantor before he transferred his stake to his family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal's Himalayan border region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
We've combed through it all, so you don't have to, and found six of the most interesting bits among the sea of numbers.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
He combed in the vicinity, and that’s when he heard a voice calling out.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Pancho’s brother called up the leaders of the self-defense milita, and soon 200 men were combing the hills by flashlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Historians with the POW agency began combing through archives, including passenger rosters and survivor accounts, around the early 2010s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Palestinians could be seen combing through vast piles of rubble and debris in the aftermath of the attack.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Over the course of eight months, The Wall Street Journal investigated how the company operated in Michigan and in its second largest market, Ohio, combing through public records and financial documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
My sisters were similarly affected: Rachel became hollow-eyed and careworn, sometimes combing her hair only once per day.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
