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After weeks of persistent scrutiny, the forensic auditors managed to __________ the concealed financial records that had been omitted from the official report. Which phrasal verb correctly completes the sentence to express the act of discovering hidden information through thorough searching?

  1. ferret outCevap
  2. B
    ferret away
  3. C
    ferret through
  4. D
    ferret off

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The phrasal verb 'ferret out' correctly completes the sentence.
The phrasal verb 'ferret out' means to uncover, search out, or bring to light hidden information through persistent efforts. In the sentence, the forensic auditors worked for weeks to find concealed financial records, making 'ferret out' the only idiomatically precise choice.

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1
Analyze the context of the stem sentence.
The sentence describes forensic auditors who spent weeks searching persistently to discover hidden financial documents.
Identifying the target meaning is required to select the precise phrasal verb.
2
Evaluate the idiom 'ferret out' against alternative particle combinations.
'Ferret out' specifically means to unearth or search out hidden information after diligent effort.
Standard English idiomatic usage dictates that 'out' is the correct particle used with 'ferret' for this meaning.

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