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  • present participle of pursue.
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pursuing

[per-soo-ing] / pərˈsu ɪŋ /


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It has added rigging and fencing businesses and is pursuing work in live events and sports alongside film and TV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Her known real estate history instead centers on the family property where she grew up and the Los Angeles rentals she has used while pursuing her acting career.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Primetime” reconsiders the early 2000s NBC hit about sting operations targeting adults pursuing minors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

That some people might stop taking insulin or pursuing chemotherapy, or that other desperate people would be given false hope?

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The reality was all too social, he knew; other men were pursuing him, but he had comfort in a pretense, and a rhythm at least for his feet.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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