Example Sentences

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Authorities have searched homes and roofs in the hunt for users of the terminals, who face multiple years in prison if caught.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He has been summoned to testify on June 2, and police have searched his offices and three unnamed companies, Spain's top criminal court said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

For more than 50 years, scientists have searched for alternatives to silicon as the foundation of electronic devices built from molecules.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

First, they have searched the national database to find partial matches.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

And deep inside me, if I could have searched the recesses of my feeble conscience, I might have found something like: Free at last!

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel