in pursuit of
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: in order to achieve (something)
He would do anything in pursuit of wealth and fame.
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His firm leveraged these credits as well as presales and distribution rights in pursuit of profit.
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Motivation The Macleans embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The flags flutter with familiar fervor, but beneath the ceremony lies a more complex reality — the emergence of what might be called hybrid independence, where natural and artificial intelligences merge in pursuit of outcomes neither could achieve alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While rivals turn to electrification and all-wheel drive in pursuit of loftier performance stats, the Blackwing’s core ethos remains unaltered.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
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Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Motivation The Macleans embarked on the ocean crossing in pursuit of both a world record and the goal of raising £1m to fund clean water projects in Madagascar.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The flags flutter with familiar fervor, but beneath the ceremony lies a more complex reality — the emergence of what might be called hybrid independence, where natural and artificial intelligences merge in pursuit of outcomes neither could achieve alone.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
While rivals turn to electrification and all-wheel drive in pursuit of loftier performance stats, the Blackwing’s core ethos remains unaltered.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
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“In pursuit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pursuit%20of. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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