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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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The pursuit had begun in South Los Angeles and ended near Marietta and Garnet streets at about 2:15 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

At the end of it all, New Zealand are 36-3 in pursuit of a victory target of 254.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I found myself in a constant pursuit of the best, and I was exhausted by the search, one that began to feel possibly impossible to accomplish.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The guarantee clause has a long but often forgotten history linked to the pursuit of inclusive democracy.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Clearly, he did not consider the Cherokee to have those rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness on their own homelands.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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