as in executions
the doing of an action
until recently he has been fully engaged in pursuance of his duties as governor
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Noun
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The radical republic that replaced it bore little resemblance to the partner of 1778, having descended into chaos, executions, and ideological extremism that threatened neighboring states.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Missouri uses lethal injection to carry out executions.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Several other bills deal with more specific implementations of AI.—
Adi Robertson,
The Verge,
1 Jan. 2026
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Jothilingam’s career in industrial automation stretches back decades and is marked by his modernization of factory implementations.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Amazon’s new review system asks corporate workers to list three to five accomplishments that reflect their best work.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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We’ve been conditioned to lead these very public digital lives by posting everything and highlighting all of our accomplishments.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Pursuances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pursuances. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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