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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of pursue.

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  • adjective followed with enmity as if to harm
  • noun a person who is being chased

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Examples

  • Spain pursued another course, whcih is within its legitimate power.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Baltazar Garzón Indicted 2010

  • Spain pursued another course, whcih is within its legitimatepower.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Baltazar Garzón Indicted 2010

  • Over the next six months, Mr. McCain pursued Miss Hensley aggressively, flying around the country to see her, and he began to push to end his marriage.

    John McCain's trophy bride 2008

  • That is why having some interests in life that can be pursued from the home, are such a great advantage.

    Home: The Woman's Realm 2008

  • That is why having some interests in life that can be pursued from the home, are such a great advantage.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • Over the next six months, Mr. McCain pursued Miss Hensley aggressively, flying around the country to see her, and he began to push to end his marriage.

    John McCain's trophy bride 2008

  • The one avenue Patel hasn't yet pursued is a sort of reverse-engineering application of a given dialect to pre-existing music: what would the Enigma Variations sound like with an Australian accent?

    Archive 2006-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

  • By insisting on its us vs. them view of the world, the administration has yet again pursued policies that makes more of them and less of us.

    War in Lebanon 2006

  • By insisting on its us vs. them view of the world, the administration has yet again pursued policies that makes more of them and less of us.

    War in Lebanon 2006

  • The one avenue Patel hasn't yet pursued is a sort of reverse-engineering application of a given dialect to pre-existing music: what would the Enigma Variations sound like with an Australian accent?

    Von fremden Ländern und Menschen Matthew Guerrieri 2006

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