chases (down)

present tense third-person singular of chase (down)
as in pursues
to go in search of a historian who has spent two decades chasing down firsthand accounts of the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

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  • At first, McConnell backs toward the officers but then runs off, and law enforcement pursues him.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The vast majority of people the state pursues for prison liens, however, have even less.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • McFall’s work seeks to support the musical culture born in Chicago.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Ohio seeks to scrub voter rolls Ohio has a proof of citizenship requirement in effect for the first time this year for those registering to vote or updating their voter registration information at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles location.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Chases (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chases%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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