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global search

British

noun

a word-processing operation in which a complete computer file or set of files is searched for every occurrence of a particular word or other sequence of characters

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Air Canada Chairman Vagn Sorensen said Van der Werff’s selection followed a comprehensive global search.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

And, you know, you’re doing this global search for actors and everything and the criteria is pretty specific.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

And after a global search, I found Nelle Sutton to play the young Marie and Aria Mia Loberti to play the young adult Marie.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

After a global search, a woman found out the bone marrow donor who "saved her life" lived just 15 miles away.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023

No one seemed able to see what was so plain to him: These credit default swaps were all part of his global search for value.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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