as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another
the merciless dogging of the Hollywood couple by the press
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as in chasing
to go after or on the track of
star athletes being dogged by fans when they're out in public
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as in hounding
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
tired of constantly having to dog their son about cleaning his room
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Recent Examples of dogging
Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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But this is not the only federal investigation dogging the Adams administration.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Soto is up to the taking a meeting phase of one of baseball’s biggest free agent sagas that is perhaps is seeing more details than the pursuit of Shohei Ohtani, who went from allegedly signing with the Toronto Blue Jays to actually joining the Dodgers on a massively deferred deal.Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Fremont County deputies and troopers with the Iowa State Patrol chased the Kia in a pursuit that crossed over into Missouri, the sheriff's office said.Doha Madani, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The song — which drew attention for controversial lyrics — generated 8.3 million official streams in the U.S., according to Luminate, during its Nov. 8-14 tracking period.Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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The easy movement tracking function is ideal for remote filming at conferences, live streaming and just general video content.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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This persistent imbalance is not merely a numbers game but a reflection of broader societal attitudes and structural barriers that continue to deter young women from pursuing these fields.Kath Mackay, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Proving their mettle and pursuing their goal was a shared aspiration that came to define both John’s and David’s lives—one cut short and one long and happy.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Duncan, also a staunch Republican, is not only voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, but endorsed her in a speech at the Democratic National Convention, urging other Republicans to follow his lead.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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When consumers receive calls from an unknown number urging them to dial back, hang up, the FTC warns.Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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There’s also a fine line between holding AI content producers accountable and policing individual speech through more sophisticated tracing.Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
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The data on testing and tracing shows a similar variation.Ashish Jha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2020
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Broth ends the video with an emotional plea begging his fans for their help.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
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This is a begging-the-question fallacy disproved all the time by great popular geniuses like Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca himself.Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Is the trend of sales taking a route that is bothering you?Hitendra Patil, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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In many cases, states have stopped bothering to make legal justifications at all, the Human Rights Committee report warned.Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Dogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogging. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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