as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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The Desh Vibhor, Desh Vaibhav and Sanmar Herald were observed in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on Sunday, after having been last seen signaling their attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz late Friday, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
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The two aircraft got within several hundred feet of each other, according to a CNN analysis of tracking data from Flightradar24.
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Trump is pursuing his election changes through Congress, too.
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The parts of the declaration worth knowing about are the soaring sentences in the opening paragraphs about self-evident truths, pursuing happiness and all men being created equal.
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And then there's a southern route that the United States military has been escorting ships through for several weeks.
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The former talent manager was pictured escorting her out of the premiere afterparty on April 7.
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Even more lore is on the way when House of the Dragon returns for season 3 on June 21 following season 2's bloody end.
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The threat to Starmer's premiership has been building for months following bruising defeats for his party in May local and regional elections.
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“Bird-dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dogging. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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