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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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The failed pursuit of Semenyo is proof United are no longer the draw they once were.

From BBC

These experimental results offer new physical insight into how the long-standing density barrier in tokamak operation might be broken in the pursuit of fusion ignition.

From Science Daily

Police arrived, and as they attempted to arrest him, he took off running and there was a pursuit on foot.

From Los Angeles Times

"New Zealand stands with the Venezuelan people in their pursuit of a fair, democratic and prosperous future," he said in a statement.

From Barron's

But he's found a way to drag his team forward when his counterpart has only succeeded in taking his players backwards in the pursuit of something that only he can see.

From BBC