on the hunt

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The police are still on the hunt for the escaped convicts.

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The Los Angeles Lakers always appear to be on the hunt to upgrade their roster. Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Toss a coin to your witcher because Geralt of Rivia is back on the hunt. Lauren Coates, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025 Oscar Martinez of The Office insists to the documentary camera crew on the hunt for what became of the Dunder-Mifflin crew 12 years after the long-running program went off the air. Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 Armed with headlamps and flashlights, a group of researchers set out into the darkness in Bolivia on the hunt for the native wildlife. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the hunt

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“On the hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20hunt. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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