sleuth

For some amici, I’d sleuth the internet for email addresses, then send a note succinctly explaining our appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The lawyer hires the sleuth on the assumption that he’ll work with discretion: “I don’t want someone who’s going to be too aggressive and start turning over too many rocks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

"There are some similarities between me and my main character but she's much grumpier than me. I'd make a useless sleuth," said Perry.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

In detective stories, when the sleuth revisits the scene of the crime, he nearly always finds a clue that has been overlooked by the ordinary police.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house says she is "not doing well" as she finds herself "under siege" from online sleuths seeking to identity her.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Internet sleuths also have started using AI to “unmask” suspects in high-profile cases, flooding tip lines with bad information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It worked for Carr, who was considered to be less of a threat and more out of his depth by the other sleuths.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

They’re becoming part-time sleuths, trying to figure out the recipe to replicate their lost chai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

There they would be found, calmly eating and drinking: and unless the "sleuths" had certain information concerning the concealed doors, there would be no excuse to look further!

From Lord John in New York by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson