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seek out

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verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to search hard for and find a specific person or thing

    she sought out her friend from amongst the crowd

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Translation apps might help, but they’re unreliable, and one first has to know what information to seek out and where.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

A good chunk seek out his exact education and counseling background, while the rest include direct matches to his technical skills.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

The researchers are testing whether CAR T cells can seek out these disease-driving B cells even when they are buried deep within body tissues.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

After games, watch out for the players craving french fries at Newbury Park and knowing someone to seek out who can help.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Liberians, for example, often moved to Iowa; Somalis to Minneapolis or Lewiston, Maine; and Sudanese to Omaha, Nebraska, to seek out the support of communities of family, friends, and countrymen.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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