Example Sentences

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Police have previously said they had searched two properties linked to Mandelson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Mayndra Eka Wardhana, spokesman for the counter-terrorism police unit Densus 88, told AFP that investigators had searched the suspect's home.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

The Scottish Parliament said that police had searched all toilets and changing rooms but found no "covert recording devices".

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

The DeGeorgeys called a friend who had searched for Amelia Earhart’s remains on the remote Pacific island of Nikumaroro.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Alex had searched carefully at first and then frantically all Wednesday and Thursday.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer