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The phrase "started searching for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It's used to describe when someone begins to look for something. For example, "She started searching for the new book she wanted to read."
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He was shocked — and started searching for a better meaning.
He has started searching for permanent new space.
It has started searching for a replacement, Mr. Lichtenwald said.
After a while, he, too, started searching for a cure.
He started searching for something deeper, something if not new, then relatively so.
In 2006, Google started searching for, and flagging, suspect Web sites for its users.
At least Penn State has started searching for its soul again.
Scientists first started searching for the origin of ants by looking at their bodies.
Josué Flores-Kim, research fellow in microbiology at HMS, started searching for the evasive culprit.
After graduating from university with a degree in international studies, I started searching for jobs online.
Looking at the negligible returns offered on cash investments, Edward Cunningham started searching for alternatives.
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