scavenger hunt
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When the anonymous clues take a spooky turn, Felix calls on an unlikely ally to help him solve the final riddle and bring the scavenger hunt to a close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But overall, it’s an inventive conceit for a scavenger hunt that prompts Felix and Marigold to re-examine their surroundings, recording the sounds of summer as they go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s the reason meal kits feel so soothing — everything ready, nothing frantic, no mid-recipe scavenger hunt for a missing clove of garlic.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
The death file prevents the scavenger hunt that most families have to go on to find stuff.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
Echoes persisted of the 1986 crash, when the area had become a scavenger hunt for repossessed Lear jets, Mercedeses, mobile homes, oil rigs, ranches, and two-bedroom houses with walls so thin they seemed translucent.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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