hot pursuit

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Recent Examples of hot pursuit Sometimes, the concept of hot pursuit is used to downplay incidental border incursions. Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014 But whether the United States could invoke hot pursuit to chase militants into Syria is a different question altogether. Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014 Suddenly, the teen sped up and officers began a hot pursuit onto Interstate 95 from Hallandale Beach Boulevard with lights flashing and sirens blaring. Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024 After nearly seven minutes of hot pursuit, the subway crashes, the thug exits and Doyle, following on foot, corners him on the stairs. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hot pursuit 
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Noun
  • The app is free to use across devices, with unlimited time tracking.
    David Nield, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Harvest Harvest’s main features include invoicing and payments, reporting and time tracking.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Decentralized solutions would complement generative AI by providing immutable audit trails into data transactions, thereby enabling easier leak tracing and accountability enforcement.
    Vishwanadham Mandala, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Countries that had swiftly applied physical-distancing measures and scaled up widespread testing and contact tracing had mostly fended off the worst of the disease.
    Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2020
Noun
  • McDaniels was trailing around the screens in pursuit.
    Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Carlson has since departed the company for other pursuits, taking BI founder Henry Blodget with him.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Mining giant Rio Tinto is experimenting with ways to extract lithium that exists in boron mining waste, and a Canadian startup is working to recover rare earths from tin-mine tailings.
    Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The rest, plus any leakage that may get through a tailings pile’s liner, has the potential to pollute groundwater.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Then came TikTok, where Dobrik continued to grow his following, amassing millions of fans who followed his comedic antics alongside his Vlog Squad.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • While A-list names still command attention, the focus has shifted toward micro-influencers—creators with smaller, more engaged followings.
    Charles Nicholls, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Alex Ovechkin, Washington Even missing 16 games with a broken leg hasn’t really slowed Ovechkin’s chase of the NHL’s all-time goals record.
    James Mirtle, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • An intense chase ensues from the Rambouillet Forest through Versailles to Paris, where Franck takes Léo to the hospital to get treated and give birth.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025

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