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  • 11hot pursuit — noun : fresh pursuit especially across state or territorial lines * * * hot pursuit, following closely, usually with speed or intensity and often disregarding the consequences or jurisdictional boundaries …

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  • 12in hot pursuit of — in hot pursuit (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left… …

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  • 13in hot pursuit — (of (someone/something)) eagerly trying to get someone or something. Reporters set off in hot pursuit of the facts of the story. With border guards in hot pursuit, the boat sped away. The Yankees are in hot pursuit of a good left handed pitcher.… …

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  • 14in hot pursuit — if you are in hot pursuit of someone or something, you are following closely behind them and trying hard to catch them. The gang fled from the scene of the crime with the police in hot pursuit. Jean immediately jumped into her car and set off in… …

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  • 15in hot pursuit — Pursuing at full speed • • • Main Entry: ↑hot * * * in hot pursuit phrase chasing someone in a very determined way Thesaurus: to chase someonesynonym Main entry: hot …

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  • 16hot pursuit — noun Date: 1743 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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  • 17hot pursuit — noun pursuit of someone in order to apprehend him, especially across a border …

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  • 18hot pursuit — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The following of another in an attempt to overtake and capture: chase, pursuit. See SEEK …

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  • 19hot pursuit — See fresh pursuit …

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  • 20hot pursuit — See fresh pursuit …

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