MongoosePeople. Places. Questionable inventions.

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Syntax: @grep <string> in <object>|{<objectlist>}
@egrep <regexp> in <object>|{<objectlist>}
@grepall <string> in <object>|{<objectlist>}
@egrepall <regexp> in <object>|{<objectlist>}

@grep (@grepall) searches the given object(s) for verbs whose verbcode contains the given string as a substring of one of its lines.
@egrep (@egrepall) searches the given object(s) for verbs whose verbcode contains a substring matching the given regular expression (see "help regular-expressions").

@grep and @egrep print just the first matching line in each verb found.
@grepall and @egrepall printed every matching line.