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The search team's work, expected to take five days, could be hampered by giant land-dwelling crabs, as well as the El Niño climate phenomenon which is now the strongest ever recorded.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Omar’s office had not issued a public response to the search as of the latest reporting.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Speaking to reporters in Paris, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said the paintings were recovered last Thursday during a search of a home in the southern town of Clermont-l'Herault.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Online travel companies make much of their money by simplifying search and collecting fees on bookings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I search the drawers and find what I need.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"It's inspiring a lot of new searches on our part," Householder says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
So too are the searches customers have made on the website.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The officer told the investigator that he did several searches out of personal curiosity, but said home addresses and vehicle information for the other employees were part of threat assessments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Pilots who have regularly flown from Dubai recounted strict searches through metal detectors that have led security staff to confiscate everything from selfie sticks to hair spray to cups of coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Um…” Dad searches his wallet and comes up with a five-dollar bill.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Navy leaders searched for Jones to figure out what he said that prompted the president to demand an overhaul of one of the most expensive weapons programs in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
There are questions, however, over how thoroughly the site was searched.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He searched for information about a deputy district attorney, a local county supervisor, and others in law enforcement without any “identifiable business need,” the audit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Scientists therefore searched for quark and antiquark pairs, expecting both particles to produce detectable wakes in the surrounding plasma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
I knew the sídhe searched for boys to drag down into their rings.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Work will then shift to searching for evidence, including magnetic metals, on the Taraia Peninsula on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Investors searching for artificial-intelligence opportunities should look beyond Alphabet this earnings season, according to one analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some go their whole lives searching for it, aching to find where they belong, or what gives them purpose.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
What Yank is ultimately searching for is a universal human need—that sense of belonging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The way he bit his lip, the nervous but hopeful expression, the searching green eyes: he was so achingly familiar.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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