pursue
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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
The film's main storyline is about Lisa taking a break from K-pop to pursue crossover success in the Western music market.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
“She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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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
Kimi Antonelli says his crash in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was "stupid" and "a good way to come back to earth" as he pursues his first world title.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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
But plans to reconnect South Korea's northernmost station to the rail network come at an awkward moment, as Pyongyang ignores Seoul's overtures while the South's old ally Washington pursues its own talks with Pyongyang.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 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
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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
"Ethiopia's modernisation cannot be fully realised without access to the sea," he continued, although he added that this would only be pursued through "peaceful" means.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
“We pursued this case to ensure workplace protections have real meaning and to recover as much as possible for drivers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He pursued this dolorous inquiry, asking how one might again find someone shipped off down there.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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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
Travelling was a risky move, when he knew Germany was pursuing him.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
One utilities analyst said large power producers are pursuing deals with “tier one hyperscalers” like Google rather than smaller data-center developers to avoid the risk of AI plans being scaled back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
And I looked forward to pursuing my career in medicine.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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