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hot pursuit

American  
[haht-per-soot] / ˈhɑt pərˈsut /

noun

  1. intense, eager, rapid following or seeking of a person or thing.


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The Green Bay Packers are in hot pursuit in the division after dominating the Vikings and Detroit are right there after overcoming the Giants in overtime with a monster game from Jahmyr Gibbs.

From BBC Nov. 24, 2025

Pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia, who won Saturday's sprint, started well on a hot and humid Sepang circuit to hold a slender lead in the first lap with Acosta and Marquez in hot pursuit.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

So while she spent most of the weekend staffing their booth, I set out in hot pursuit of mushroom knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot pursuit of a very large, very orange suspect.

From Salon Oct. 12, 2025

The reason for this onslaught became evident immediately: do­rados were leaping out of the water in hot pursuit of them.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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