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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Bond shows how professional and trade associations empowered bakers, gladiators, charioteers, and the like to wield their leverage—for example, by withholding their labor—in pursuit of improved conditions.
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only entrepreneur who ditched Harvard in pursuit of something bigger.
—Alice Barlow, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump’s economic strategy and his administration appears willing to push the economy into ‘a period of pain, maybe even a recession,’ in pursuit of long-term economic dominance.
—Solange Charas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump championed the House GOP's proposal while also promising not to make cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security in pursuit of his political agenda.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only entrepreneur who ditched Harvard in pursuit of something bigger.
—Alice Barlow, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2025
Trump’s economic strategy and his administration appears willing to push the economy into ‘a period of pain, maybe even a recession,’ in pursuit of long-term economic dominance.
—Solange Charas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump championed the House GOP's proposal while also promising not to make cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security in pursuit of his political agenda.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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“In pursuit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pursuit%20of. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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