as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall
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The effort to find the right engine and tail rotor from the Black Hawk continues, the agency said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC News,
7 Feb. 2025 -
After two and four months the researchers checked back in and found evidence of successful teeth growth in around 50% of the pigs.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
7 Feb. 2025
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Actors who have worked with Kelce describe him as eager to learn and a pleasure to be around on set – something that might sound very familiar to his football coaches over his career.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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While offenses have learned to use every second, defenses are also taking advantage of the extra time, primarily through duplicitous presentations and audibles in response to offensive calls.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Graebner and Freeland declined to comment on why Strader’s arrest was not discovered in the vetting process.—
Greg Braxton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Much to the amazement of the local populace, the eggs kept popping out—until it was discovered that the owner was writing the words and reinserting the eggs into the hapless hen’s cloaca.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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This comes as a think tank has recommended the U.S. should improve its ability to strike Chinese forces in order to protect its airfields located in the Western Pacific Ocean.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Next, Israeli intelligence officials successfully located and assassinated Hezbollah’s top leadership.—
Hanin Ghaddar,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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