Example Sentences

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Monday afternoon, FBI agents were searching the teen’s home on Lehrer Drive, according to law enforcement sources.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Policymakers in the early 1980s were searching for an equitable balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

According to the NCA, most of the people using the services were searching for a better life in western Europe.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

They were searching for genetic features that could explain the unusually fast pace of evolution.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Dozens of people were searching on both sides of the border, but without much success.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai