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pursuit
noun as in chase, search
Example Sentences
In pursuit of clean energy goals and to reduce atmospheric carbon emissions, developers are increasingly exploring building wind turbines in the waters off the East Coast of the United States.
Art was merely one element of a much larger pursuit.
A month earlier, they had described the inquiry as a "harrowing ordeal" and a "relentless pursuit".
And she has continued to leverage her “Real Housewife” visibility to help advance her scripted pursuits, which this season’s premiere episode captures.
The pursuit today is quite different to how it played out in the past.
Despite the disappointment, Boulter said she was "proud" after giving everything in pursuit of a place in the final against Italy.
George Gascón has faced in his aggressive pursuit of police in excessive force cases.
A high-speed police pursuit led to a violent crash Saturday night as a car carrying four people plowed into the side of a Culver City home, authorities said.
Another problem soon came up, however: Dr. Sasse questioned the university’s unrelenting pursuit of higher placement on the U.S.
They sit two points clear at the top having already played City and Arsenal - a scary prospect for those hoping to disrupt their pursuit of a sixth successive Women's Super League title.
A pursuit was authorised and the car drove at speed on to the M62 heading towards Manchester.
It’s the kind of pretentiousness and white privilege that mirrors Kim Kardashian’s pursuit of practicing law simply by passing the bar exam.
Using all-out pursuit and with no concern for his body, he went airborne at the 30-yard line like he was Superman and landed on the ballcarrier from behind.
The city’s pursuit of a third Olympics has stretched for so long that it overlaps with Trump’s first term.
“They are deeply intertwined. We must be true partners in the pursuit of justice, united by a shared commitment to safety and mutual respect.”
It said it hoped they are also looking at "every appropriate avenue to them in their pursuit of justice", including the police "or the Fayed family and estate".
In the episode, he detailed his rise to be a unit leader, after surviving a near-fatal injury when he was hit by a car during a foot pursuit of an armed suspect.
Parts of Elisabeth’s story did hit me deeply, namely, the violence we can have against ourselves in the pursuit of some idea of perfection.
After a disappointing defeat in the one-day international series, Salt struck an unbeaten 103 off 54 balls on the island he used to call home as England cruised to a pursuit of 183.
Det Ch Insp George Calder said the force had been "unrelenting" in their pursuit of those responsible for disorder that had put communities "in a state of alarm" on Bonfire Night.
Hochman said pursuit of death verdicts will only take place in “rare” cases, including school shootings, domestic terror attacks or the “cold-blooded assassination of a police officer.”
West Yorkshire Police previously said the motorcycle had failed to stop for officers and a pursuit had been authorised shortly before the crash.
England were thrashed by eight wickets in the series decider as the hosts romped home in pursuit of 264 with seven overs to spare.
Manchester City’s position is that Mr Mendy largely brought his troubles upon himself and ignored sensible advice and warning after warning in his self-destructive pursuit of his chosen lifestyle.
The Dallas Cowboys have gone 12-5 the past three years before calamitous play-off endings just added to the enduring soap opera of 'America's Team' and their pursuit of the good old days.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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