as in chases
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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In the Ring video, a person dressed in black pants and a gray T-shirt, with a gray sweatshirt draped over his shoulder, chases two dogs down a residential street, spraying them with pellets from what looks like a gel gun.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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In Florida, 103 data centers were listed as operational across at least 18 cities including 27 in Miami-Dade County, according to Data Center Map, which tracks data centers in the United States.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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The system tracks fast-moving objects and reacts in milliseconds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The case is expected to continue through the courts as the state pursues its appeal.—
Vivian Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Trump pursues a $400-million White House ballroom and 250-foot Triumphal Arch while facing criticism for ignoring voter concerns about healthcare, inflation and the struggling economy.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The latter post was criticized by Ben Stiller for using footage from his 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, which follows a group of actors who are unwittingly dropped into a Southeast Asian war zone.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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This development follows the delivery of the lead handling system’s primary components and the establishment of the plant’s structural foundation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Plant it in the ground or in a hanging basket—hummingbirds are good enough hunters to track down the nectar anywhere.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dogs must be at least three months old, and dogs older than 12 months must be spayed or neutered.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Inspired by UConn, other schools in the state, including Eastern Connecticut State University, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Saint Joseph, host dogs almost every week.—
Mikayla Bunnell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Open, Heaven also courses with youth’s great agony, the cruelty that learning to love should be inexorably followed by learning to grieve its undoing.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Such is the power of cachaça, the essential and irresistible Brazilian sugar cane spirit that courses through each round of tropical cocktails passed across the bar.—
Elazar Sontag,
Washington Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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