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ferret out
Idioms and Phrases
Uncover and bring to light by searching, as in Sandy was a superb reporter, tireless in ferreting out whatever facts were needed for her story . This expression alludes to hunting with ferrets, weasel-like animals formerly used to drive rabbits out of their burrows. [c. 1600]Example Sentences
The so-called Department of Government Efficiency set up its own internal team at the agency to ferret out information from its files.
Make no mistake: The starving of Social Security’s administrative resources, which is currently taking place under the guise of ferreting out fraud and waste, is no accident.
They say Trump chose Musk to ferret out fraud and waste, and that Musk as a result has all the authority he needs to proceed unimpeded.
They have used a variety of methods to ferret out information, including searching for DEI programs or even just emails with the keywords "climate change" in them.
Apparently the Platonic method of ferreting out hidden meanings was key to the neocons' certainty that Iraqi WMDs existed.
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