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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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The pursuit had begun in South Los Angeles and ended near Marietta and Garnet streets at about 2:15 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

At the end of it all, New Zealand are 36-3 in pursuit of a victory target of 254.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams said they had decided to end their pursuit after AkzoNobel rejected two all-cash offers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In the same way that food media has pivoted toward a pursuit of the best, so has the word foodie itself.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

It was a continual pursuit, one puzzle following another.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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