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Doug Horton, SF author

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[search out] {v.} To search for and discover; find or learn by hunting. * /The police were trying to search out the real murderer./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

in search of

[in search of] or {literary} [in quest of] {prep.} Seeking or looking for; in pursuit of. * /Many men went West in search of gold./ * /The hunter stayed in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

search me

[search me] {informal} I don't know; how should I know? - May be considered rude. * /When I asked her what time it was, she said, "Search me, I have […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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bottle

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parade rest

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J.D. Shantel, professor of chemistry

Love is just a chemical reaction. But it's fun trying to find the formula.

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[CGI Joe] A hard-core CGI script programmer with all the social skills and charisma of a plastic action figure.