as in to pursue
to go in search of
every year major league scouts crisscross the country to search for young players with promising talent
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Continuing to pursue her passion for content creation also meant evolving her output to reflect her new reality.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Other technology giants in China, including Baidu , have been pursuing similar full-stack strategies.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Silver and gold have been on a tear as investors seek safer bets amid concerns of Federal Reserve Independence.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The stadium’s current highest-profile draw is the Oakland Roots soccer team, which on Friday will seek a special events permit to play 17 home games for its 2026 season, which begins in March.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Bonaguidi, whom Shin looked up to, is a 2023 graduate and currently a third-year student-athlete at UC Berkeley.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who wants a book can look up the online map showing where a Little Free Library is near their home or workplace.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Search (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/search%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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