in pursuit of
idiom
: in order to achieve (something)
He would do anything in pursuit of wealth and fame.
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Both men seem willing to discard the truth in pursuit of their political well-being.
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2025
Among the latest is a trend where users rub empty banana peels on their faces in pursuit of better skin.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
In August, the conglomerate’s co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins, and Chris McCarthy unveiled a sweeping plan to cut 15 percent of the company’s U.S. workforce in pursuit of $500 million in cost savings.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Butler Reacts to Blockbuster Trade That Sent Him to Warriors
Understandably, the Warriors had been in pursuit of a deal for two-time All-Star Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, a floor-spacing big man who's a solid passer for his position.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2025
Among the latest is a trend where users rub empty banana peels on their faces in pursuit of better skin.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
In August, the conglomerate’s co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins, and Chris McCarthy unveiled a sweeping plan to cut 15 percent of the company’s U.S. workforce in pursuit of $500 million in cost savings.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Jimmy Butler Reacts to Blockbuster Trade That Sent Him to Warriors
Understandably, the Warriors had been in pursuit of a deal for two-time All-Star Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, a floor-spacing big man who's a solid passer for his position.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“In pursuit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pursuit%20of. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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