quest
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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
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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
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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
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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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