go after
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Why do you think the government decided to go after your brother?
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
New Zealand defender Callan Elliot, left, and Iran midfielder Mehdi Ghayedi go after the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
The day after the review into maternity failures in Shrewsbury and Telford was published, the then health secretary Sajid Javid promised "to go after the people responsible" for the failures.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Domestically, his administration has launched the Chile Moves Forward initiative, combining budget cuts and an expanded police mandate to go after crime syndicates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
The worst part, though, was when one of the horsemen, a huge fellow, decided to go after Don Quixote.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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