go after
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“When we have the ball, we have to show the character to go after it — we can’t be afraid,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
In his latest stop, Garcia Venegas was let go after about 15 minutes.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
They updated the Edward S. Lyon Trust to include 36 separate trusts for their grandchildren where the retirement account money would go after his death.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Harfuch "sought to professionalize, to modernize the intelligence agency to go after crimes," said Gerardo Rodriguez, an academic expert in national security who met Harfuch in 2018.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
It was almost ten years before he was strong enough to buy a boat of his own and go after crabs and oysters like a true Rass waterman.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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