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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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“It also speaks to the game officials’ relentless pursuit of improvement and officiating excellence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The officer can then disengage from the pursuit while still tracking the suspect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

It is also the fairytale story of a young man who dropped out of school aged 16 to move to Sheffield, England, in pursuit of a dream to turn professional.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

His antics might be off-putting, but his pursuit of renewable rockets has helped reignite humanities’ dreams for space and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Sometimes the pursuit of a flopper brought one of them within ten feet of where he stood, but they went about their business of snatch and dash and never seemed to notice him—until now.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli




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