ad fontes »
Go to the sources: An expression emphasizing the importance of conducting fundamental research and of consulting primary sources.
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fishing expedition »
A non-specific search for information, especially incriminating information.
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keep an eye out »
To watch for, look for, or search for.
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lapsed academic »
A person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.
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leave no stone unturned »
To search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.
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legwork »
Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.
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look for »
To search; to seek.
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paper »
A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting .
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run down »
To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
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snipe hunt »
A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
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think tank »
A group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.
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track down »
To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
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wade through »
To do a boring, repetitive research task.
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wild-goose chase »
A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.
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yellow press »
Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
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