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prowl

[proul] / praʊl /


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Using the winger to go on the prowl is one of the small changes Laviolette plans to bring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Big Pharma is on the prowl for biotech companies, but it’s being stingy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Guardiola continued to frantically prowl the touchline in the second period but all the drama was taking place away from the Etihad Stadium to secure City's place in the last 16.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The SG-1 Fathom is on the prowl for intruders.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

Boots lay down, but, feeling excited, he stood up again and began to prowl, round and round in his narrow prison.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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