scouring
Example Sentences
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After scouring the itinerary for what we could cut back on, I responded to our agent’s email with two major changes:
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We conduct land and air operation from helicopters. There haven't been any reports on missing persons, but we are still scouring the area just to be sure."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Investigators fanned out to local Walmart stores, scouring surveillance video and receipts but found no suspects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Instead of scouring the internet like Keerthana for a bargain, Ehis Oboh asked his younger brother for help.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Before long, everyone in the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg— the men out there scouring the continent for hidden libraries, concealed prayer scrolls, closeted impressionist paintings—will be handed rifles and sent into the fire.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
