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hot pursuit

American  
[haht-per-soot] / ˈhɑt pərˈsut /

noun

  1. intense, eager, rapid following or seeking of a person or thing.


Example Sentences

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Pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia, who won Saturday's sprint, started well on a hot and humid Sepang circuit to hold a slender lead in the first lap with Acosta and Marquez in hot pursuit.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

So while she spent most of the weekend staffing their booth, I set out in hot pursuit of mushroom knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot pursuit of a very large, very orange suspect.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2025

In May 1942 her network was infiltrated by the Nazis and soon Gestapo officers were in hot pursuit.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

Was it the first warning of a cavalry patrol in hot pursuit?

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson