pursues

present tense third-person singular of pursue
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as in seeks
to go in search of urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success

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Recent Examples of pursues Today, Mexican food—and most especially tortillas—are mainstays of the American diet even as Washington pursues policies to keep actual Mexicans out of the country. Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024 But the Giants are part of the story once again as Barkley pursues Dickerson’s record. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 Among the film’s many pleasures is watching Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise face off, with the latter playing a green Navy attorney who reports into Demi Moore’s Lieutenant and pursues a murder case involving two marines tried for killing a fellow soldier. Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024

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“Pursues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursues. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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