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pursuit

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in pursuit of something
chasing after something. Bill spends most of his time in pursuit of money. Every year Bob goes into the countryside in pursuit of butterflies.

in hot pursuit
if you are in hot pursuit of someone or something, you are following closely behind them and trying hard to catch them The gang fled from the scene of the crime with the police in hot pursuit. (often + of ) Jean immediately jumped into her car and set off in hot pursuit of the truck. Owen Good raced round the final bend in the track, with Mark Bishop in hot pursuit.
See also: hot

in hot pursuit (of somebody/something)
eagerly trying to get someone or something Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left-handed pitcher.
Related vocabulary: hot on your heels
See also: hot


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