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pursue

[per-soo] / pərˈsu /






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But it’s also one that, as Ocasio-Cortez’s behind-the-scenes videos depict, is expensive, uncomfortable, and painful to pursue.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

McDonough is leaving Rivian to pursue a new opportunity and relocate to the East Coast to be closer to her family, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

It’s Deuteronomy 16:20, “Tzedek, tzedek, tirdof” — Justice, justice you shall pursue.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

She is now preparing to start college, where she hopes to pursue a career supporting older people with dementia.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Burr wrote his beloved daughter Theodosia and her husband, extracting a promise that she would be allowed to pursue her study of Latin, Greek, and the classics.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The newly-listed SpaceX is under pressure to convince investors that it will be profitable even as it pursues its expansion plans.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But plans to reconnect South Korea's northernmost station to the rail network come at an awkward moment, as Pyongyang ignores Seoul's overtures while the South's old ally Washington pursues its own talks with Pyongyang.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

As the company pursues its comprehensive travel ambitions, the question remains whether the Airbnb of tomorrow can maintain character as the foundation upon which the business is built.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Grace is a senior at Harvard University, where she pursues a dual concentration in Economics and English.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

He entered on the path he had marked for himself; he pursues it still.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The private group generally has pursued a less confrontational approach in trying to secure cooperation, and funding, from Republicans in Washington.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"Throughout an extraordinary lifetime devoted entirely to artistic creation, Kusama pursued an internationally acclaimed career as a pioneering avant-garde artist whose creative practice encompassed visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry," it said.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

New York, for instance, pursued 28,870 estates in 2019, according to government data, but recovered assets from only 4,222 of them — collecting $59 million nonetheless.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Starbucks will lay off more than 200 corporate staff, continuing a strategy to tighten its operations two years into a turnaround effort pursued by Chief Executive Brian Niccol.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

I'll watch a movie in which an attractive woman in a sports bra, a handsome widower, and a pair of weak-chinned cowards are pursued by mighty reptiles or visitors from another galaxy.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He said he and his wife Anne were unsure if they would be pursuing further action against the Treasury, but that they wanted "redress".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The hope is that A.I. will help by encouraging laziness—the less time we spend pursuing answers, the better.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

Some energy experts say that some of the emission-reduction targets set by governments were unrealistic to begin with, but that they are still worth pursuing to stave off further increases in temperatures.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Professional students, a group that includes those pursuing degrees in medicine, dentistry or law, can borrow a maximum of $50,000 a year and a total of $200,000, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

As far as they were concerned, going to high school meant I’d no longer be pursuing an elite career—in my dad’s words, I’d be giving up “all this gymnastics business”—but I didn’t agree.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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