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pursue

Definition for pursue

verb as in have as one's goal

verb as in persist, persevere

verb as in seek social alliance with

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So it's not impossible that such a symbolic move might be pursued if the drip-drip of scandal became too much to ignore.

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Meanwhile, business groups and congressional leaders from both parties urged the White House to pursue negotiation rather than escalation.

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Swinney told the SNP conference in Aberdeen his proposals were the most realistic way of pursuing the goal, based on a previous precedent which brought about the 2014 referendum.

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“Andrew Tulloch and Thinking Machines Lab are parting ways. Andrew has decided to pursue a different path for personal reasons,” a spokeswoman for Thinking Machines Lab said in a statement.

Three months later, he was arrested after escaping from a vehicle that police were pursuing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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