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prospect

2 verb
     
pro‧spect2 [intransitive]
1 to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc
prospect for
The company is prospecting for gold in Alaska.
2 to look for something, especially business opportunities
prospect for
salesmen prospecting for new customers
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