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[kwest] / kwɛst /


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LeBrun's quest for change began after Amira Choice was contacted by local government saying it had broken the rules by serving champagne at an event in April 2025 following renovations.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Or was his quest for power rooted in sheer petty selfishness?

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

The quest is on to make humanoid robots safe enough for humans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It recounts the titular hero's 10-year quest to return home from war and includes some of the most famous Ancient Greek myths, including one-eyed monster Cyclops and the Sirens.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Nemesis had called him the seventh wheel, the odd man out on the quest.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Caleb said he had a habit of going on "strange side quests" but this was "probably the most out there of the lot".

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

“I’ve long had a vision of a big open-world game where you drive for hours in a random direction, and it creates new cities with new quests and architecture styles,” Togelius said.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

If you want to avoid traffic or you’re looking for some off-site adventures during Stagecoach, check out these 14 fun desert side quests.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Ravens weren't just following wolves -- they were clocking kill patterns, creating mental maps to support future food quests.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

‘Personally,’ Nico said, ‘I could do without prophecies or quests for a while.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But the University of Liverpool academic tells Radio 1 Newsbeat that's "possible but highly improbable", as anyone who's quested for that final, obscure sticker will know.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2022

As for Bimini, it’s the name of a Bahamian island chain and the supposed site of the mythic Fountain of Youth quested after by Ponce de Leon, the early 16th century Spanish explorer.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2021

A few days ago in a galaxy not so far away, an estimated 65,000 “Star Wars” fans from across the globe quested their way to the biggest convention center in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2019

Don’t call me evil—or “toxic”—because I’ve never quested after the liquid sublime.

From Slate Nov. 20, 2013

He quested down along the rim of the door, sinking deeper, reading its outline.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

There he encountered climbers questing to conquer the Seven Summits—the highest mountain peaks on each continent.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

A long-time proponent of independence for his Flemish-speaking region, he would be loath to relinquish the post of prime minister after years of questing for the top job.

From Barron's Nov. 6, 2025

The more elaborate the setup, the more active the crabs become, climbing, crawling, and exploring with their endlessly questing antennae.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

The trailer showed off a top-down real-time strategy game with elements of resource management and questing.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

Now he stepped up his questing activities, alas with no success.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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