chasing
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It seems unlikely that Ronaldo will voluntarily retire from the national team before he hits the elusive 1,000 goal mark he is chasing for club and country - he currently has 979.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
An extraordinary 2,232 of them were chasing House seats.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Saudi Arabia has yet to comment on Sunday's claimed attack, but has previously dismissed some claims as misleading, mocking the Houthis for "chasing imaginary victories".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Then Baldwin avoided chasing a pair of sliders to even the count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Pebble, Sand, stop fighting over that rock. Fern, get out of the puddle. Birch, stop chasing that beetle and get your nose on this scent.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
They'd brought fine armor up from the Twins, shining silver plate with enameled blue chasings.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
One knight wore an intricate suit of white enameled scales, brilliant as a field of new-fallen snow, with silver chasings and clasps that glittered in the sun.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
To each, a common largess, be a pair Of Gnossian javelins and an axe decreed, With haft of silver chasings.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor
Had laid out to be a little tin imitation of Dora Corr, or, say, nickel-plated, with cast chasings.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
He had not thought much about it at the time, for at the moment all chasings of smugglers and expeditions in aid of the manning of the fleet were absolutely at a standstill.
From Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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