chase
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As she gave chase the woman is heard asking the officer to direct her, saying: "Where to?"
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The fast-fashion company became a juggernaut by pumping out a never-ending supply of clothes at super-cheap prices, creating a constant churn of microtrends for consumers to chase.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It's a bit like a treasure hunt. You never really know what you're going to find next, and that's the thrill of the chase," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner’s first chase happened in the 1949 short “Fast and Furry-ous,” directed by animator Chuck Jones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Quick. Empty the bucket from the bedroom and leave it outside. Then chase out the chickens and stay with them. I’m going to lock the door behind you.”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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The U.S. captured the 9/11 plotters, chased the Taliban who had protected Osama from Afghanistan, and diminished al Qaeda’s ability to attack again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Locals, for whom it is traditional to touch dead relatives to usher them into the afterlife, have chased off health teams sent to enforce no-contact funeral rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sosa-Celis was shot on Jan. 14, as Castro and another ICE agent chased Alfredo Aljorna, an immigrant from Venezuela, after a traffic stop.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
We're chased to the car and make it away.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Zvezda’s little hooves clacked on the bridge out of the village as he chased after her.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Tom Banton's unbeaten 52 ensured England made light work of chasing a below-par 146, reaching the target in just 12.1 overs.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
“You can sometimes see authors chasing a trend rather than writing what they would ordinarily write, hoping their book will go viral,” Friedman says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Both Mixue and Dollar General learned that chasing upper-crust customers was a dangerous and often doomed temptation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
And the bad news for the chasing pack is that just two clubs have won the Premier League having been five or more points behind after four games.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
All I remember was that I was in Italy & some bad men were chasing me because I took some food off the table where they were eating.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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