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pursue

[per-soo] / pərˈsu /






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“It’s very anti-AI. It’s asking people to sit with books and to find little seeds and not necessarily pursue solutions or puzzles. It’s asking us to connect, sometimes with strangers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But, it added, "ultimately, the foundation did not pursue any collaboration with Epstein and no fund was ever created".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Ultimately the finding of the inquiry by the government was that there wasn’t any evidence to pursue criminal charges,” Ruby said.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Also, we could pursue any interest we liked without feeling that it had been commandeered by a brother or sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Performing Arts, the write-up said, was an academic, as opposed to a vocational, public school that trained students wishing to pursue a career in theater, music, and dance.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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