scour

Example Sentences

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The University of Plymouth's Cosmic Dust in the City project aims to "inspire curiosity" and encourage people to scour gutters and rooftops safely in the quest for micrometeorites.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

But many viewers interpreted the spot not as a feel-good story about pets but as a peek into a world where your doorbell camera can be used to scour video across neighborhoods and beyond.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

So when large-language models like ChatGPT scour the internet for answers to users’ prompts, that boosts Fastly’s traffic.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Carmine’s story has been written by his son, who clearly did lots of research, even making the pilgrimage to New York to scour the records of the Children’s Aid Society.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline