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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

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He was seeking out a better, more available, more temperature resistant material that might also be functional, such as silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, it is often better to seek out local parks in towns located just off the highway.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hotels are looking to piggyback on a current trend: Over the past few years, social clubs in general have gotten popular, as people seek out places to enjoy community post-Covid and real-life meetups.

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In death, she is spectacularly unremarkable, the last bird you’d seek out in the display case.

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The sports memorabilia industry is estimated to be worth billions of pounds globally per year, underlining the wealth professional hunters can generate by regularly seeking out stars.

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