chase
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Waugh said the chase had been a highlight of his directing career.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Although their proportions resembled those of modern cheetahs, growing evidence suggests these cats were much more versatile hunters, able to chase prey on land while also using powerful forelimbs to grab and hold it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Retail investors have long been derided as “dumb money” for their supposed tendency to chase rallies or panic-sell when stocks fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The only ones I tend to avoid are neutral vegetable oil, which can make the whole thing feel a little filmy, and coconut oil, unless that is a flavor you specifically want to chase.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The driver shouted and shook his fist, but he could not give chase without leaving his horses, and after losing his beets he had no wish to lose his animals as well.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Sosa-Celis was shot on Jan. 14, as Castro and another ICE agent chased Alfredo Aljorna, an immigrant from Venezuela, after a traffic stop.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
We're chased to the car and make it away.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
On a particularly tense drive, they are chased by scorching, wind-fueled wildfires and volcanic ash spewing from Mount Etna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
He must have been chased by something extremely frightening to make him cross the water.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
“I was almost like a sunflower, constantly facing and chasing actor Jeon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Supply-chain software provider Blue Yonder is still chasing profitability five years after its acquisition by Japan’s Panasonic Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"A lot of time, optimizing and chasing different shadows."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Too much demand chasing too little supply can cause it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Kids skipped past Jackson, their parents chasing behind.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
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