in pursuit of
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: in order to achieve (something)
He would do anything in pursuit of wealth and fame.
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Universities have abandoned soul formation in favor of vocation, losing their moral vision in pursuit of market metrics.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The film, set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The tern is in pursuit of the sun as it shifts over the Earth with the change in the seasons.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Georgia Phelps hopped in her car and hightailed it toward the coast of New Zealand in pursuit of one of the world’s rarest sea creatures.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The film, set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The tern is in pursuit of the sun as it shifts over the Earth with the change in the seasons.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Georgia Phelps hopped in her car and hightailed it toward the coast of New Zealand in pursuit of one of the world’s rarest sea creatures.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
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“In pursuit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pursuit%20of. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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