chase after
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Duckett struck a majestic 167 from 132 balls as England racked up 386-5 in Lahore, which set up a tantalising chase after Sri Lanka's astonishing pursuit of 430 in their previous encounter a week ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Vermeer offers a chase after clues by hiding as he seeks, blurring and defining as he moves our eyes around the canvas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
From Robin’s experience, he thinks that “stories can make men do terrible things,” perhaps thinking of all those bereaved family members who were honor-bound to chase after him and get themselves killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Matthew Breetzke, who made 72, and Marco Jansen, with 70, put on a fighting stand of 97 for the sixth wicket to revived the chase after South Africa slipped to 11-3 and then 77-4.
From Barron's ● Nov. 30, 2025
“If these old eyes serve me correctly, it seems like you were preparing to jump into a river to chase after that aboatia.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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