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  • present participle of pursue.
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pursuing

[per-soo-ing] / pərˈsu ɪŋ /


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But pursuing specialised regional industries is important to stop population loss to big cities, and to boost development in previously neglected areas, Zhejiang University economist Dong Xuebing has argued.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

It’s a one-track, single-minded way of thinking, eerily reminiscent of, oh, I don’t know, a hungry coyote blindly pursuing a roadrunner.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

Kushner wanted to withdraw from graduate school, feeling he couldn’t give his classes enough attention while pursuing his startups, but was convinced to stay.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

But pursuing a prosecution in Scotland or the US would have been legally challenging and politically sensitive, given his acquittal by the Scottish court in 2001.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The officers were pursuing a Decker who was signing up for Bangers, the challenge for online feeds that has had a heartbreaking amount of daily hits and downloads the past four months.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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