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chasing

[chay-sing] / ˈtʃeɪ sɪŋ /


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On Luka Doncic chasing it down for him: “That’s big time, especially coming from him. That says a lot about who he is as a person.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

"Physicists have been chasing this decay for more than forty years," said Marco Santimaria, who co-led the international analysis team of 19 scientists.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

I agree with your husband that taking on consulting work as a condition of his retirement is a lot of work, chasing prospective clients and answering to them.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Notre Dame was chasing its biggest win in years on Saturday night when quarterback CJ Carr faced a do-or-die fourth down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

The four of them are giggling and covered in sweat from chasing one another.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

One knight wore an intricate suit of white enameled scales, brilliant as a field of new-fallen snow, with silver chasings and clasps that glittered in the sun.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

They'd brought fine armor up from the Twins, shining silver plate with enameled blue chasings.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

If you had heard your poor uncle relate, as I have done, all his chasings and runnings away, in the war times, child, you would understand these things better.

From Jack Tier by James Fenimore Cooper

The front of the Duomo is a small pyramidal screen, covered with delicate carvings and chasings, distributed over a series of short columns upholding narrow arches.

From Italian Hours by Henry James

He had doffed his rusty black for a suit of azure and silver; his sword and poniard were heavy with silver chasings.

From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle


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