pursued

Example Sentences

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An admirer of former UK leader Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi has long pursued the ambition of becoming Japan's "Iron Lady".

From BBC

That’s likely why many states, including Nevada and Massachusetts, have pursued legal action against prediction markets, saying they need gambling licenses for their sports event contracts.

From MarketWatch

Project Iceworm was shelved in 1962, after it was deemed too technically difficult — the ice sheet shifts — and as the Navy and Air Force pursued less burdensome projects on Greenland.

From Los Angeles Times

It won’t be easy to erode China’s lead in critical minerals—it came out of an industrial strategy that was pursued for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

I continued swimming underwater for a good while, coming up for rapid gulps of air and going back down till I felt safe from the remotest possibility of being pursued.

From Literature