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Wrap Cymru, which says it has combed through "thousands and thousands" of people's bins, also found the average family in Wales throws out £90 worth of food every month.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

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

Edmunds has combed through the latest transaction data to find five new vehicles with relatively high discounts and above-average inventory to make your search easier.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2021

During Millett’s decades in government and nonprofit organizations, he has combed through mounds of data about H.I.V./AIDS and black gay and bisexual men.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017

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