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pursuit

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /




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

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The former World No. 1 is still in pursuit of her first major championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In the same way that food media has pivoted toward a pursuit of the best, so has the word foodie itself.

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

A single Confederate agent, nearly penniless, had just frustrated the frantic pursuit by thousands of men being directed from Washington by Secretary of War Stanton.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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