as in pursued
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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According to findings published on December 11 in the journal BMC Zoology, at least one mosasaur species may have pursued their meals upstream into freshwater rivers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Dec. 2025 -
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado snuck out of the country and travelled to Oslo to celebrate her recent Nobel Peace Prize win, defying an arrest warrant by Caracas, which has pursued her for years.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Both cities sought voter approval for a half-cent sales tax dedicated to maintaining local services while keeping revenue under local control.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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The insurrection verdict has been appealed by both Yoon and prosecutors, who had sought the death penalty.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Excited, and perhaps ambitious, Brown looked up how to book New York’s Apollo Theater.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Prior to Ana's disappearance, her husband allegedly looked up divorce lawyers.—
Michael Ruiz , Andrew Fone,
FOXNews.com,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Searched (for or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/searched%20%28for%20or%20out%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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