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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests
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as in traversing
to make one's way through, across, or over
once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis
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as in racing
to proceed or move quickly
racehorses coursing down the track
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Recent Examples of coursing
Since mom already has the candle version, gift her the matching reed diffuser to have her fave scent coursing through her space on a regular basis.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
Fortunately, the young rider, who was wearing a helmet, righted himself at the last moment, then zipped off down a residential sidewalk at a pretty good rate of speed, based on a video Hall shared on Facebook after the close call — likely with a little more adrenaline coursing through his veins.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
The blood coursing my veins contains no French elements, save the vestige of an exquisite Bordeaux from last night’s dinner with friends in Beverly Hills, a city within a city that you’d be forgiven for assuming is the official headquarters for the Persian diaspora in America.
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Arvand Khosravi,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
Fortunately, the young rider, who was wearing a helmet, righted himself at the last moment, then zipped off down a residential sidewalk at a pretty good rate of speed, based on a video Hall shared on Facebook after the close call — likely with a little more adrenaline coursing through his veins.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
The blood coursing my veins contains no French elements, save the vestige of an exquisite Bordeaux from last night’s dinner with friends in Beverly Hills, a city within a city that you’d be forgiven for assuming is the official headquarters for the Persian diaspora in America.
—
Arvand Khosravi,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.
—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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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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Thursday saw the highest number of vessels traversing the strait since April, according to marine intelligence firm AXSMarine.
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The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers.
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In case the winning bidder does not continue racing, the track will have to lay off its workforce.
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But on Naval Base Coronado in San Diego this weekend, NASCAR’s arrival wasn’t simply another destination event or another experiment in taking racing somewhere unusual.
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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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He was swept away by the Snake River’s current while crossing a shallow section, and his body was recovered by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team after a nearly six-hour search over two days.
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Fresh off Scary Movie crossing the $200M mark globally with the biggest opening in franchise history, filmmaker Michael Tiddes has signed with WME for representation.
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Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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And then, assuming all the approvals are in place, Skyports — and its competitors — can open for business, speeding everything from blood samples to documents through the city skies.
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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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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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“Coursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coursing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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