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pursuit
[ per-soot ]
noun
- the act of pursuing:
in pursuit of the fox.
Synonyms: ,
- an effort to secure or attain; quest:
the pursuit of happiness.
Synonyms:
- any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily:
literary pursuits.
Synonyms: , ,
pursuit
/ əˈː /
noun
- the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
- ( as modifier )
a pursuit plane
- an occupation, hobby, or pastime
- (in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pursuit1
Example Sentences
A high-speed police pursuit on the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles County ended in a violent collision that killed the suspect.
Chief’s is just one of several business pursuits Church has undertaken lately, along with a line of whiskeys, co-ownership with Wallen of the Field & Stream brand and a minority stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
“Unfortunately, federal overreach has pushed many school leaders to prioritize the pursuit of racial parity in school discipline indicators — such as detentions, suspensions, and expulsions — over student safety,” Project 2025 reads.
In pursuit of that vision, Trump in February issued an executive order calling on federal agencies to radically scale down their operations.
And Trump's pursuit of Canada as a "51st state" of the US has focused minds north of the border on their own security independence.
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