prowl
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Vader has instead taken up residence, and he will appear multiple times daily in front of the land’s militaristic TIE fighter before stalking the area on the prowl for Luke Skywalker.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Big Pharma is on the prowl for biotech companies, but it’s being stingy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“Goldilocks” was the byword for the bull market of the past few years, but now the three bears—oil, gold, and the Fed—are on the prowl, and there may be no happy ending.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
They prowl the tall grasses and the witch-haired trees waiting waiting, to stop people like me.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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