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pursue

[per-soo] / pərˈsu /






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The massive success of “Station Eleven” allowed her to quit her admin job to pursue the life of a full-time novelist and television writer, a move she says was terrifying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

To pursue opportunities in India, his association now has 140 employees in Chennai.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Surrey withdrew from the case in June, saying it had no ability to pursue the application in Pakistan, as English proceedings are coming to an end.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Justice Department officials said the case is proceeding apace, with roughly a dozen prosecutors continuing to pursue a set of related investigations that could result in charges in coming weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Even though most experts agree that forensic pathologists—who primarily deal with dead people—are not qualified to estimate survival chances, the State allowed prosecutors to pursue criminal charges.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Details of the effort to free Castillo, some of which haven’t been previously reported, offer new insight into how the Trump administration pursues the goal of freeing Americans detained abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Both unions stated that if the council pursues the fire and rehire policy then the two unions will "immediately enter into dispute to secure the improved package and halt fire and rehire".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Last week, she asked the Supreme Court to take away the parents’ right to control the medical care of the child while she pursues her request for custody in the Texas courts.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

As the company pursues its comprehensive travel ambitions, the question remains whether the Airbnb of tomorrow can maintain character as the foundation upon which the business is built.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

“Misfortune still pursues us and this morning we lost another canoe and one of the boys was drowned. Today’s misfortune is a tragedy!”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

After a history of aggressive expansion and conquest, this was a rare example of a territory joining the U.S. through its own free choice, rather than being pursued.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Since 1989 Gromit, the animated dog from Bristol's Aardman Animations, has shared adventures with his cheese-loving owner Wallace, from spaceflight to being pursued by robotic garden gnomes.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ortiz said her husband pursued that avenue, signing an application a year ago that claimed he suffered psychologically during the couple’s split.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The company has previously pursued copycats, in 2019 winning a landmark case in Beijing against a knockoff Evoque called the Landwind X7.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

No one pursued him when he fled the scene and no one at the Seward house saw or could identify him.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Research institutions and private companies are pursuing several different ways to generate electricity from fusion and eventually deliver that power to the electrical grid.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Another source I spoke to was "eaten alive by anxiety" over the investigation and baffled that Germany, a close ally of Ukraine, was even pursuing prosecution.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Connecting the dots: Gap, which is pursuing a “fashiontainment” strategy under Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson, has introduced an apparel collection featuring Roy Lichtenstein’s art timed to an upcoming exhibition at the Whitney Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Four years later, she’s pursuing stand-up professionally and working at the very same comedy club as a “concierge of comedy,” handling bookings and leading youth classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sam stayed on the farm for three days, pursuing the affections of Georgina to no avail.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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