seek
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Gov. Kazuo Ueda renewed his pledge on Friday to seek further rate increases if the economy and prices develop in line with the bank’s projections, saying the likelihood of achieving its outlook is increasing.
"I want to collaborate with actors, seek out locations and investors, but it is very difficult," he said.
From Barron's
Industry insiders say actors' demands also have a cascading effect, as stars seek to exceed each other's perks.
From Barron's
At the time of her appointment, David Ellison said he hired Weiss to bring to CBS “news that reflects reality” and journalism that “doesn’t seek to demonize, but seeks to understand.”
In January 1966, he joined a battalion of U.S. soldiers seeking to rout North Vietnamese snipers and was standing next to the battalion commander when an officer paused to read a map.
From Los Angeles Times
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