scour
Example Sentences
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In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani hosted a citywide scavenger hunt, inviting voters to scour the boroughs in search of historic political sites.
From Los Angeles Times
He said that to "unlock" the £200m fund, the UK government had to find a commercial partner willing to invest in Grangemouth and that ministers were "scouring the earth" to do so.
From BBC
Local residents scoured the area as they helped with the search.
From BBC
As he describes in a journal article, Will scoured known collections and located another 21 samples that had been misidentified or unnamed, most found in the first half of the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times
Investigators have long scoured the case for explanations, but a few years ago Las Vegas police concluded their investigation by saying that he had no clear motive.
From New York Times
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