chases (down)

present tense third-person singular of chase (down)
as in pursues
to go in search of a historian who has spent two decades chasing down firsthand accounts of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

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Verb
  • This exemplifies a reactive legal framework that pursues accountability in hindsight rather than enforcing prevention at the front end.
    Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • When a Ukrainian pickup truck carrying soldiers and equipment drives past, the drone detects it acoustically, takes off, and pursues it.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • The guideline seeks to avoid clubs inflating their bottom lines through what the governing body terms ‘player exchange transactions’.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The three-time Daytona 500 winner also seeks his first win in the summer race.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Chases (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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