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find

/ˈfaɪ̯nd/ noun C2
  1. Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.
  2. The act of finding.

Plural finds

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“With all my heart!” replied Danglars, pleased to find the other so tractable.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 36 · C1
“Well, did you find Diana a kindred spirit?” asked Marilla as they went up through the garden of Green Gables.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 84 · C1
The Scarecrow went sorrowfully back to his friends and told them what Oz had said; and Dorothy was surprised to find that the Great Wizard was not a Head, as she had seen him, but a lovely Lady.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 72 · B2
He did not know whether he would find Oz a lovely Lady or a Head, but he hoped it would be the lovely Lady.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 72 · B2

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