as in to pursue
to go in search of
every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent
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Conservative governments that preceded him had taken an even stricter position on cannabis, often pursuing a more zero-tolerance approach.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
Applicants should be interested in pursuing a career in fashion.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Team Trump may also seek to use different legal strategies to reimpose some of the tariffs the court struck down.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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The house said last week it has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Chiuri has sought to promote more sustainable production methods and create jobs for women, especially in India, while admitting those efforts will take time to bear fruit.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Muñoz looked up before delivering a low cross into the Manchester City box which found the onrushing Eze perfectly.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Researchers led by Elise Wright Knutsen, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Oslo, waited for the right conditions and commanded Perseverance to look up at exactly the right time.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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“Search (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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