go after
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"I knock on a lot of doors but I know people are tired of listening. They are frustrated with politics. If one person says 'this is amazing,' it makes me go after 10 other doors."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"There's no single attribute or a single metric that we particularly go after," Cave explained.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Last week, she released a television ad highlighting her willingness to go after members of her own party.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
And just remember, he has two seasons to go after the Notre Dame kicking records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Where else would somebody go, after here? Omaha?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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