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chase

[cheys] / tʃeɪs /
NOUN
pursuit
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The Financial Services Commission is seeking to stabilize a stock market that has seen wild swings as individual investors use debt to chase profits amid AI-related jitters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Don’t listen at doors, don’t worry about what other people say or think about you, and don’t chase corporations offering them money when you have already done the right thing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Root's unbeaten 76 at Edgbaston kept England in contention, with a 121-run partnership with Liam Dawson coming between collapses of 6-107 and 4-30, while an undefeated 99 in Cardiff anchored England's successful chase.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The University of Cambridge consists of more than 30 colleges, which field crews of varying abilities to chase each other upstream.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The Po-2s didn’t usually fly in daylight because their slow speed made them easy for enemy aircraft to chase and shoot down.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Look at how he controlled the game and pulled the strings when Argentina chased England down in a dramatic semi-final.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A “generational bear market” is looming for investors with little powder to take advantage of, as they have chased rising popular stocks, warns one veteran wealth manager.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Djokovic sounded pretty philosophical for someone who’d just been chased off the court.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

He said his grandad "chased away some devil worshippers once" and "broke his leg" doing so.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

I don’t know what they see, but none of them seem to care that three kids and a dog are being chased by a Rougarou and a Shapeshifter.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

It made me wonder whether I’ve been chasing a version of success that I don’t actually want.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

"I haven't won The Open this week, and I'm still chasing that, but that was special and something I'll remember for a long, long time."

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Howard Morgan, a venture capitalist for nearly 50 years, sees more capital chasing fewer deals today.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

There was no point chasing it, no matter how worried I was about hawk-chickens and people who know a lot about chickens trying to catch it.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones




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