on the hunt

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The police are still on the hunt for the escaped convicts.

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Watch a massive elephant wander into a supermarket looking for food and get stuck on the hunt. Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 5 June 2025 So far, there hasn't been any indication that Lattimore is on the hunt for a new deal. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 Yet the genre’s enormous commercial success has created space for more idiosyncratic artists and attracted record labels from the coasts on the hunt for the next Zach Bryan or Jelly Roll. Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025 Meeting a partner, daughter, father or neighbor of someone on the hunt for talent could be the key. Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the hunt

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“On the hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20hunt. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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