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Recent Examples of hot pursuit
Creating personalized charm necklaces — a service now offered by more and more jewelry brands in brick-and-mortar as well as online capacities — is clearly a hot pursuit.
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
City Police Car and Muscle Car Chase With this exciting Lego set, builders ages 6 and up can embark on a hot pursuit and catch the criminal.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
In an interview for the SABR Bio Project, Henley recounted the details of the fateful play:
(George) Shuba shot a ball to deep right-center field, and Henley turned in hot pursuit.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
One unusual pet has been returned to its owner after a hot pursuit caught on police camera last month.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
City Police Car and Muscle Car Chase With this exciting Lego set, builders ages 6 and up can embark on a hot pursuit and catch the criminal.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
In an interview for the SABR Bio Project, Henley recounted the details of the fateful play:
(George) Shuba shot a ball to deep right-center field, and Henley turned in hot pursuit.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
One unusual pet has been returned to its owner after a hot pursuit caught on police camera last month.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot pursuit
Noun
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As always, be sure to check your aurora tracking apps like My Aurora Forecast & Alerts or Space Weather Live to see if the activity is strong in your area.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Flight delays and cancellations escalated over the weekend, with real-time flight tracking data confirming over 8,000 delays across the United States on Sunday, which was up from approximately 5,300 the previous day.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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To have Jones trailing in a poll that looks relatively good for his ticket mates, though, should trouble his campaign.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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With the Avs trailing in the third but gifted a four-minute power play, the dynamic duo found a way to make it 4-4.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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Al-Khelaifi and Perez’s relationship was seriously damaged by Real Madrid’s long pursuit of Mbappe, which finally ended with the player leaving PSG to join Madrid in summer 2024.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Have a walking-style top-water lure ready for bass schooling on the surface chasing shad.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Greenlaw was captured on video chasing after referee Brad Allen and shouting at him following kicker Wil Lutz’s game-winning field goal against the Giants last Sunday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The best way to explore a pivot is through low-risk experiments—side projects, volunteering, freelancing or shadowing.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Current industry practice involves destroying residual cyanide in waste tailings.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sand-like tailings connect the mainland with the larger rocky island in Lake Superior, and some visitors scramble up its steep face to the top.—
Duluth News Tribune,
Twin Cities,
18 Aug. 2025
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Sennott is emblematic of her generation of auteur creatives who built their first followings via content shared on social media platforms.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Appealing to consumers searching for a piece of history, the store has gained a following of visitors hunting for unique souvenirs, designers on inspiration trips and local eccentrics.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20pursuit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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