- present participle of pursue.
pursuing
Example Sentences
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“We’re pursuing all options to hold them accountable,” LeMasters said during the call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sovaldi was a truly amazing breakthrough, and we want the biotech and pharmacy industry to continue its impressive track record of pursuing innovative new therapeutics.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
She is pursuing her claim directly with the estate and with Harrods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In under half a minute, the state’s theory asserts, Byrd and Roberts went from perceiving a genuine threat and returning fire to pursuing someone who no longer posed a danger.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He sobbed in desperation and turned, but the thing pursuing him now stood in his path—a colossal being wrapped in shadows, its shape vaguely humanoid, its head almost scraping the ceiling twenty feet above.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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