go after

phrase

: to try to get : seek

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But Arrakis is hardly alone in going after manufacturing and industrial firms. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Let's hope now that the state authorities will go after that and really bring justice to this. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Bar associations need to have more of a bite in going after law licenses to curb wayward lawyers like Bondi, Blanche or Brito, who lawyer solely for political reason without adherence to the rule of law. Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 The city’s Law Department has a dedicated collections unit that Belsky said goes after big companies first. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go after

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“Go after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20after. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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