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Recent Examples of hot pursuit
One unusual pet has been returned to its owner after a hot pursuit caught on police camera last month.
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Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, the concept of hot pursuit is used to downplay incidental border incursions.
—Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014
But whether the United States could invoke hot pursuit to chase militants into Syria is a different question altogether.
—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
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Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
Sometimes, the concept of hot pursuit is used to downplay incidental border incursions.
—Lionel Beehner, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2014
But whether the United States could invoke hot pursuit to chase militants into Syria is a different question altogether.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hot pursuit
Noun
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Another great example is the Oura ring, which has been incredibly popular in the last few years as a sleep tracking device; the company just recently hit $5 billion in valuation.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D.,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Third-party tracking: Will third-party advertising services or tracking technologies collect any information from a user of the application or service? User tracking: Will a user's personal information be used to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services?—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Decentralized solutions would complement generative AI by providing immutable audit trails into data transactions, thereby enabling easier leak tracing and accountability enforcement.—
Vishwanadham Mandala,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Countries that had swiftly applied physical-distancing measures and scaled up widespread testing and contact tracing had mostly fended off the worst of the disease.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
8 June 2020
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The Cubs earned a wild-card spot in ’98, and the owners made a ton off Sammy Sosa’s pursuit of the home-run record.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Outside of being a wife and mother, the First Lady has earned recognition from her philanthropic pursuits by American Red Cross and Police Athletic League.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Environmentalists stress that the risks associated with tailings basins like Mile Post 7 do not end when mining operations cease.—
Jason Fields,
Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2024
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Mining giant Rio Tinto is experimenting with ways to extract lithium that exists in boron mining waste, and a Canadian startup is working to recover rare earths from tin-mine tailings.—
Vince Beiser,
WIRED,
30 Nov. 2024
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The clip is being shared by accounts with large followings on social media.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Yamal has an incredibly strong following on social media.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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He was charged with a count of carjacking, five counts of assault with a weapon on a peace officer, a count of leading police on a chase and a count of resisting arrest — all felonies.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Hot pursuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20pursuit. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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