Nevertheless, Fries agrees that Japan's persistently low valuations are attractive enough that he has recently pressed his staff to spend extra time scouring the country's markets.

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Her creator, the Cambridge start-up True Knowledge, is adding to the database all the time by scouring Wikipedia, Yellow Pages and other sources.

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With a title on the line, this may seem like a risky time to start scouring the depths of your roster for possible starters.

WSJ: Premier League Cavalry

But recently, while I was watching "Telephone" for the fifth or sixth time, and scouring the Web for deconstructions of its multiple meanings, I began to understand why I love it so much.

NPR: My Very Own Gagavolution

Mitchell-Hedges was more into battling giant fish than appreciating them, and he spent his time on Tobacco Caye alternately big-game fishing and scouring the islands for Mayan ruins.

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