search party
noun
: an organized group of people who are looking for someone or something that is missing
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Within a few hours, a search party began looking for him, crisscrossing the Blue Mountains on horseback all night as rain fell and temperatures hovered just above freezing.
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Over the days that followed, the search party that involved multiple local agencies grew in size and scope as there was no sign of Smith or contact with him and his family.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Lupita's been missing ever since, and people in the community who don't know the family have been joining a sunrise-to-sunset search party to help.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Several hours later, a ground search party reached her, and she was airlifted to a hospital in Bozeman, authorities told the AP.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
Over the days that followed, the search party that involved multiple local agencies grew in size and scope as there was no sign of Smith or contact with him and his family.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Lupita's been missing ever since, and people in the community who don't know the family have been joining a sunrise-to-sunset search party to help.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Several hours later, a ground search party reached her, and she was airlifted to a hospital in Bozeman, authorities told the AP.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Search party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20party. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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