as in chased
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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Andrés Giménez chased after one above the zone, lifting a shallow fly ball that Teoscar Hernández could corral without allowing a run to score.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026 -
This happens as a person being chased by another person runs up from the street, falls on the sidewalk, gets up, and keeps heading toward the house.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The family would eventually move to Tennessee full-time as the teen pursued a career in music.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The former owners of the property, Alterra Worldwide and real estate executives Tony Bader and Mike Sarimsakci, pursued conventional financing and other funding options for development.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the end of Ellroy’s novel, Dieterling is tracked down by LAPD lieutenant Ed Exley—the same cop who, earlier in the book, murdered three innocent Black suspects during a raid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nok has been documenting his journey on social media, building an audience of nearly one million across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and his movements are being live-tracked via the travel app Polarsteps.—
Salma Arafa,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rocker got off to a rocky start in the first inning after a ball slipped past the glove of Josh Jung, followed by a wild pitch, which put a runner in scoring position with only one out, before back-to-back singles by Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart netted the Reds their first two runs of the game.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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UConn started the game 7-for-13 from the field and went up by nine with a dunk from Reed that followed the first of two 3-pointers from Jayden Ross.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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One person sustained a minor injury as the group was escorted out, according to the release.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fearful of a violent confrontation, the London police escorted us out a back door.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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The fastball command that Niebla described as his superpower has accompanied the gains in velocity.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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He was accompanied by Lesley Suzanne McClam, 26, of Calabash, who was identified as a parent of the child, police said.—
Mark Price
April 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Bird-dogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dogged. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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