rummage
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The old and young rummage through garbage bins searching for something to eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Here it's all laid out. They can have a look at it, they can have a rummage."
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
That’s why I find myself reaching for them whenever a dish needs a little herbal brightness without requiring me to rummage through half the spice cabinet.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
I rummage through my backpack until I find it in the bottom, under all my books.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Your browser rummages through with the server, looking for a way to convince you that the page is trustworthy for a purchase.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2022
He rummages through his stash of salvaged parts in the garden shed and locates a pair of replacements.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
He rummages through all the things only to almost stick with the exact outfit he arrived wearing, but calls up a dark denim jacket for the needed layer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
She rummages through one of her suitcases, pulls out a big plastic bag, and dumps the contents on the bed.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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The state claimed he faked the move to dodge millions of dollars in taxes and allegedly rummaged through his trash for evidence of California residence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
She rummaged around for a second and suggested a triangle with an exclamation point in it, which would signal a bit of excitement but clear danger too.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
On Wednesday, authorities were seen carrying out suitcases, bins and hard-shelled storage cases as they rummaged through a storage unit behind an apartment building in the 4200 block of Marquesas Way in Marina del Rey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
The trial was told how paramedics rummaged through drawers and blood was transferred to a light switch.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
Matthias stood respectfully to one side as the King rummaged through his meager possessions.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The Framers feared officers rummaging through homes and papers because they understood something permanent about institutional power.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving based on their proximity to humans, even starting to look cuter, a new study says.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
Residents report bears rummaging through trash, raiding chicken coops and—like any good Southern Californian—dipping into backyard pools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Rodney had stayed near the entrance beside a big rack of cards, and further inside, I spotted Tommy under a big pop-group poster, rummaging through the music cassettes.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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