pursuit
Example Sentences
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That review process can take months, and Hochman has yet to seek death in any case since restoring the office’s pursuit of capital verdicts last year.
From Los Angeles Times
"People felt that ACE was pursuing access to culture in an instrumentalist way and had lowered the priority given to the pursuit of artistic excellence. Art and excellence were sidelined," Dame Margaret wrote.
From BBC
“Public figures are often treated as targets for instigation in pursuit of headlines or financial gain,” the statement continued.
From Los Angeles Times
We want to achieve it; or, as Dostoyevsky once observed, “happiness lies not in happiness but only in its pursuit.”
Training-ground sources have said the player left no stone unturned in pursuit of staying fit and was regularly one of the last to leave after long stints in the ice bath and sauna sessions.
From BBC
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