hot pursuit
noun
: close and avid or intense pursuit
specifically
: close continuous pursuit of a fleeing suspected lawbreaker or hostile military force especially across territorial lines
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But whether the United States could invoke hot pursuit to chase militants into Syria is a different question altogether.
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Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014
Suddenly, the teen sped up and officers began a hot pursuit onto Interstate 95 from Hallandale Beach Boulevard with lights flashing and sirens blaring.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
After nearly seven minutes of hot pursuit, the subway crashes, the thug exits and Doyle, following on foot, corners him on the stairs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
In hot pursuit, going after individuals that he’s invited into this country?
—Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
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Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014
Suddenly, the teen sped up and officers began a hot pursuit onto Interstate 95 from Hallandale Beach Boulevard with lights flashing and sirens blaring.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
After nearly seven minutes of hot pursuit, the subway crashes, the thug exits and Doyle, following on foot, corners him on the stairs.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
In hot pursuit, going after individuals that he’s invited into this country?
—Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2022
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“Hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pursuit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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