has combed
- present perfect of comb (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But Bosch’s work, which Mr. Rader has combed to make comparisons to college students tearing down a goal-post, the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and a championship parade, conveys human emotions that are universal and enduring.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Victoria Gall with the Hyde Park Historical Society, has combed through dozens of archives, newspaper clippings and census records to piece together Rebecca Lee Crumpler's life.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Dr. Sharon E. Curhan, who led the research team linking shingles to cardiovascular events, has combed through years of data collected by the Nurses’ Health Study and several large studies that built on it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
He adds that the team of more than 300 personnel has combed the 300-hectare area thoroughly - thrice - to locate the leopard.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022
Dunbar has combed through the anthropological literature and found that the number 150 pops up again and again.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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