as in chases
to go after or on the track of
suspecting infidelity, he hired a private detective to bird-dog his wife
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Mindy chases Emily down in massive platforms to confront her over this behavior.—
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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The SoHo store is reopening at a time when holiday shoppers and tourists flock to the major shopping district for holiday gifts and party outfits — and as Target chases sales across the country during the critical shopping season.—
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To avoid this, MechStyle tracks where risky changes occur and only reruns physics checks when needed.—
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According to Downdetector, which tracks reports and problem indicators online, more than 180,000 users reported outages at one point.—
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Meanwhile, former volleyball star Tess craves reviving an on-hold career and pursues a job as a coach and even wades into the dating pool.—
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Members pay a monthly fee and serve as virtual co-producers on every project, and also are given a say on which projects the studio pursues.—
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The recall follows another salmonella outbreak last October stemming from a different super greens product sold at Sam's Club.—
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The telenovella follows a woman who is about to get married, while also being in love with another man, and includes several plot twists, cleverly woven intermingled with scenes of the country’s landmark destinations and informative safety instructions for flight passengers.—
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This discovery shifts the blame for the woolly rhino’s demise away from prehistoric hunters.—
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Evolutionary biologists have long debated whether hunters or climate change ultimately doomed the woolly rhinoceros.—
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Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students.—
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Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.—
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Therapy dogs with the nonprofit also help children learn to read and assist in clinical therapy settings.—
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Some dogs his size might have ended up getting into some pretty major trouble trying to climb up onto the swing seat, but not Hank.—
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More fundamentally, the Christian nationalism that courses through Project 2025 has been somewhat eclipsed by other priorities.—
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“Bird-dogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bird-dogs. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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