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as in found
to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
archaeologists have begun to search the southern end of the valley, where they believe the underground tombs are located
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as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
the Spanish conquistadors searched vast areas of the Southwest in their quest for the fabled cities of gold
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Recent Examples of searched
But Horowitz's report noted that the partisan affiliation of the staffers was not imbalanced -- 21 staffers whose records were searched were Democrats, 20 were Republicans, and two worked in nonpartisan positions.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office added that multiple drones and aircraft searched the area from above while dozens of personnel looked by vehicle or on foot.
—David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
In New York on Sunday, members of the New York Police Department's dive team searched underwater in Central Park near the Bethesda Fountain.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
The New York Police Department has flown helicopters, searched through security cameras throughout the area, maintained drones and used dogs to find the shooter after the gunman escaped.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
That same day, divers searched a pond in the park.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
The reports said police searched Kim’s former office and residence on Sunday.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
The teen was then handcuffed and searched, and officers discovered a gun with an extended clip in the pocket of his jacket.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Davis was searched at the West Allis Police Department.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office added that multiple drones and aircraft searched the area from above while dozens of personnel looked by vehicle or on foot.
—David Chiu, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
In New York on Sunday, members of the New York Police Department's dive team searched underwater in Central Park near the Bethesda Fountain.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
The New York Police Department has flown helicopters, searched through security cameras throughout the area, maintained drones and used dogs to find the shooter after the gunman escaped.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
That same day, divers searched a pond in the park.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
The reports said police searched Kim’s former office and residence on Sunday.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
The teen was then handcuffed and searched, and officers discovered a gun with an extended clip in the pocket of his jacket.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Davis was searched at the West Allis Police Department.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Driven by a desire to fill the standard of care gaps, Dr. Halpert founded Immunocine Cancer Center.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Roksanda found a white knight in The Brand Group, which purchased the fashion label founded in 2005.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Benson explored how the gender gap in listing leadership skills varied across the country.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Since last year, a series of reviews, editorials, and perspective papers, mostly published in obesity journals, have explored this very question.Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Since then, groups in the Netherlands and Belgium have combed through medical records to examine outcomes of pregnant patients with these types of abnormal results.ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
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Think tanks the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust combed through official waiting time data for emergency and planned care, as well as a government survey on hospital waits, to find out who was being worst affected by delays.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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Level Access’s report, which surveyed more than 1,400 professionals across industries including more than 500 decision-makers from the European market, found that 73% of survey respondents affirmed that the EAA applies to their organization.Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a study by Accenture, 62% of those surveyed insisted that brands speak out on important (social, cultural, environmental and political) matters.Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Crews scoured the lake for weeks using divers, drones, sonar and cadaver K-9s, but never found him, officials said.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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These casings could be scoured for DNA evidence, and the message left on them could point to a motive.Christina Coulter, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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If any further information comes to light in relation to this offending it will be assessed and investigated accordingly.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Those investigated include Liu Liange, former chairman of the Bank of China; Sun Guofeng, a senior central bank official; Sun Deshun, ex-president of China CITIC Bank; and Zhang Hongli, a former executive at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The body of the boy was located about three hours later by New York State Police’s underwater recovery team.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Known as the Invisible House, Chris and Roberta Hanley’s home is located in Joshua Tree.Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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