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chase

[cheys] / tʃeɪs /
NOUN
pursuit
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The chase continued through a residential neighborhood, busy surface streets and on and off the 405.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The companies chase different types of consumers: Toyota appeals more to eco-conscious car buyers and those who prioritize reliability and efficiency.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

He didn’t stop the car, and police gave chase, the spokesperson added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Instead, be careful not to chase stocks here.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

I chase after them, a sharp pain in my side, and there are other people with us, little shadows darting on my right and my left and up ahead.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

On Aug. 12 around 5:30 a.m., a man in a disturbing white face mask chased a 40-year-old woman in the downtown area of Philadelphia across from City Hall, according to the city’s Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

"First I was chased out from one place, and now I'm being chased by nature -- it's very hard," the 45-year-old told AFP at the shelter.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

"After experiencing it there I've chased them around the world as much as I could in those decades since. It all began in Alderney."

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

An All-Star with the Twins in 2022, he then was traded to Miami, where he chased a .400 average in the first half of the 2023 season and led the Marlins to the playoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Level Threes chased recently hatched milk dragons who escaped from their cream eggs, while Level Fours faced off with shortbread stapier sticks, pretending to be Paragon champions engaged in Marvel Combat.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Like many Zimbabweans facing bleak economic prospects at home, the cousins were chasing better opportunities, in a story echoed across the continent.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

The BBC is chasing the UK authorities for comment.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

When Rees hears of the mobile-home park being relocated, she thinks of the landlord who gets to retire with a windfall after chasing rent for years.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Zinger expressed the same sentiment in a Substack post last week, writing that Google’s AI strategy is solidifying around “prosaic matters” such as coding and search, instead of DeepMind’s original vision of chasing AGI.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

I only hoped he’d learned his lesson about chasing mice, or at least me.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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