to ferret out
[phrase form: ferret]
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to actively and persistently search for and uncover a piece of information or a secret
Transitive: to ferret out something hidden or secret
Exempel
The reporter diligently ferreted out the concealed aspects of the political controversy.
Reportern spanade flitigt ut de dolda aspekterna av den politiska kontroversen.
Through careful examination, the scientist managed to ferret out the underlying causes of the mysterious phenomenon.
Genom noggrann undersökning lyckades forskaren spåra upp de underliggande orsakerna till det mystiska fenomenet.
