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run after

verb

to pursue (a member of the opposite sex) with persistent attention
to pursue (anything) persistently
to care for in an excessively attentive or servile way
she runs after her three grown sons as if they were babies

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Also, chase after .

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Instead of hanging 10, some surfers in Newport Beach had to cut and run after they were accosted by an aggressive sea lion.

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The court has heard that they went on the run after police found a placenta on the back seat of their car, which had caught fire on the M62.

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The Dodgers gift-wrapped some insurance to the Cubs in the eighth, giving up another run after Conforto missed a fly ball near the left-field line for a leadoff double.

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He lost 29 minutes on Saturday's opening run after breaking a steering arm on his Ford M-Sport Puma.

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Scotland went on to dominate possession and territory for the remainder of the half, with Fran McGhie showing her threat with an meandering run after collecting a delicate dink from Helen Nelson, but the defence scrambled and managed to strip the ball.

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