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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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His massive advantage had evaporated to a single stroke with Sam Burns in hot pursuit.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

After the end of the initial offer period, UniCredit Chief Executive Officer Andrea Orcel is edging closer to his yearslong pursuit of Commerzbank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The characters, drawn from every social background, are in frantic pursuit of the spoils of industrial progress—sometimes to the death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The trade-off for markets, and indeed for the economy as a whole, is whether a Warsh-led Fed, and its pursuit of independence, can navigate the thicket of complexity expected over the coming year.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

At the sight they forgot the goddess and turned in pursuit of the beautiful creature.

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




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