pursued
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Hichilema, a businessman who won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, has pursued market-friendly reforms, abolished the death penalty and sought to restore investor confidence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Other countries have pursued similar arrangements - in 2021, Denmark agreed to pay Kosovo an annual fee of £12.8m for an initial five-year period to rent 300 of their prison spaces.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Gunners pursued Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr but the forward signed a new six-year deal to remain in Spain.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Berkshire’s $6.8 billion purchase of the home builder Taylor Morrison Home and its $10 billion investment in Alphabet shares during the second quarter ranked among the biggest deals the conglomerate has pursued in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Then Edondurath returned to the Birthplace on the Gobrin Ice where the bodies of the others lay, but the last one was gone: he had escaped while Edondurath pursued Haharath.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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