in quest of
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In quest of such a place, I set off in late May to travel beyond the universe of half-board arrangements and karaoke nights.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2013
In quest of the precious, bluish-white metal called tin, they found only dull reddish dirt.
From Time Magazine Archive
In quest of adventure, two blithe British women took off last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
In quest of holiday firs, Lee Radziwill and Jackie Onassis led long-haired daughters, sons and dogs out onto the windy meadows near Henley-on-Thames.
From Time Magazine Archive
A savage roaming through the woods and wilds, In quest of prey; and with the unfashion'd fur Rough-clad; devoid of every finer art, And elegance of life.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
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