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Mental health tip: Consider having a trove of cute dog and cat videos at the ready to chase down the feelings of anger or helplessness.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

However, Prizmic continued to get on top of the baseline exchanges and chase down Djokovic's drop shots, breaking for a 3-2 lead as the Serb sent a volley long.

From BBC May 8, 2026

He has been working his sources to chase down rumors of attacks, disrupted flows or reports about naval escorts in the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

The blues-inflected race allegory has a chance to chase down the most Oscar wins by a single movie, shared at 11 between "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

The whale’s belly groaned with hunger, and he said, “I’d better chase down those squid before they go south too.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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