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chase

[chays] / tʃeɪs /
NOUN
pursuit
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It’s an inflation hedge for savings, not a way to chase yields.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

It’s easy to get lost in its layers of strings, to chase a cello’s lusty glide past innocent piano notes.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

New research has documented how honey bees chase, displace, and intimidate rival insects, providing the first detailed evidence of how extensively they interfere with other species' access to food.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

“My dad loves to joke that I would chase people for, like, two cents,” she told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Samir took a few halfhearted steps in chase, but the camel surprised everyone with its sudden vigor.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The company at the time faced criticism that the problems stemmed from a culture that chased quick payoffs while short-changing safety.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Eight minutes after the break, Young chased down a grubber kick to bring up 40 points - before Jez Litten and Williams cut through a tiring defence and Victor Radley scored unopposed.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Bumblebees, solitary bees and hoverflies would avoid, be displaced by and on some occasions be chased off by honey bees.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Abderman bolted out a rear door, and two men chased him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Her breathing tensed like she'd been chased by her next-door neighbor's old dog.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

The video shows members of the civilian group chasing and holding Ruiz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Too much money chasing the same opportunity set depresses returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For days, he said, he had seen ICE out in front of the restaurant, chasing people around the parking lot, though they weren’t here now.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Barbara Kollmeyer interviewed Max Kettner, the chief multiasset strategist at HSBC, who advised investors chasing the AI trade to speed up their reaction time.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Jack seems to have forgotten about the enormous guy chasing us.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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