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are pursing

  • present progressive
    of purse.
    purse
    noun
    handbag.

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Officials are pursing merging Washington’s carbon-pricing market with another operated by California and Quebec.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Lowe said police are pursing all possibilities in the disappearance.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

“More people are pursing a healthy lifestyle with more outdoor activities while the governments are also relaxing restrictions for pickups in cities. Those changes are supporting the growth of pickup trucks,” Ling added.

From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2022

Some investors in a Seattle-based drug company claim leaders misled investors ahead of its initial public offering, and are pursing a class-action lawsuit against the fledgling company.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

Why, you are pursing your brows, biting your lips, and lifting up your foot as if you would stamp it into the earth.

From Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock