ferreting out
Example Sentences
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The Spanish credited her with ferreting out plots against them and helping to recruit Indigenous warriors to Cortés’ ranks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
At the recent Television Critics Association press tour, Manville claimed that she's not too shabby at ferreting out information herself.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022
As passive index-tracking has allowed most investors to disengage from corporate boards, the market needs more investors willing to spend the time and money ferreting out information and identifying undervalued companies.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2022
Isobel befriends each of the women, ferreting out their deepest secrets and encouraging their worst — or at least wildest — behavior.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Does he prompt a laugh that makes it hard to focus on ferreting out the mystery?
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
