pursuing

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Many observers have long argued that pharmaceutical companies devote disproportionate resources to variations of their top-selling drugs with limited incremental benefits, rather than pursuing entirely new treatments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The Santa Monica social media company is pursuing profitability and efficiency as it faces stiff competition for ad dollars from bigger rivals such as Facebook parent company Meta and Google.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Do you wish that at a certain point, after he went to therapy, that he had taken medication, even if it meant he stopped pursuing such monumental acts?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“We’re making some very tough trades at the moment on things we’re not pursuing because we don’t have enough compute.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

When he heard that Theseus was pursuing him, instead of hurrying away he turned around and went to meet him, with the intention, of course, of deciding then and there which was the better man.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton