chase
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As a result, foreign money tends to leave riskier emerging market assets such as Indian equities and chase safer investments like US bonds when interest rates rise.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Skubal escaped the inning by getting Olson to chase an outside fastball and fly out to left field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Wade returned to rugby union last December with Newcastle after a short spell in rugby league with Wigan Warriors and he made no secret of his desire to chase down Ashton's tally.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A police officer had probable cause to believe that the motorcycle was stolen and that Mr. Collins had driven it in an illegal high-speed chase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
No good: the dogs would still chase after him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
She said the bird had chased off her husband as well as a neighbor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Actor Wilmer Valderrama, who plays Special Agent Nick Torres on CBS’ long-running procedural “NCIS,” has chased bad guys all across Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Every time Brighton chased down the ball, they got it absolutely spot on. They did it as a team, they didn't do it individually," added Shearer.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
New rules to tax more of the global investment income of short-term residents appear to have chased a growing number of those taxpayers away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He must have been chased by something extremely frightening to make him cross the water.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
It seems unlikely that Ronaldo will voluntarily retire from the national team before he hits the elusive 1,000 goal mark he is chasing for club and country - he currently has 979.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
An extraordinary 2,232 of them were chasing House seats.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Saudi Arabia has yet to comment on Sunday's claimed attack, but has previously dismissed some claims as misleading, mocking the Houthis for "chasing imaginary victories".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Traditional car dealerships—squeezed by slowing new- and used-vehicle sales—are aggressively chasing repair work to win back drivers and capture high-margin revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The four of them are giggling and covered in sweat from chasing one another.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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