scour
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Caught in the middle is American mining company KoBold Metals, which uses AI to scour for copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
With the phones barely functioning in Iran, a dedicated team based at AFP's Paris headquarters has been using their contacts to speak to Iranians who have left the country and scour social media.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Detectives asked local police forces to scour their missing person databases, and checked the man's DNA and fingerprints with national records.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Cellphone pinging: Investigators, particularly those with FBI technical units, will use geo-fencing to scour the cell towers around Guthrie’s home for cellphone users.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
She’d then often go downstairs to Robbie and Terry’s, particularly as they got older and less able, to scour that as well.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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