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Fruitless Pursuit

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39%5 Wild-goose ____, fruitless pursuit
noun

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)

• a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

verb

• go after with the intent to catch

• pursue someone sexually or romantically

• cut a groove into

• cut a furrow into a columns

37%14 Each side slow at sea, around turn, in fruitless pursuit
noun

• the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable

30%8 A fruitless pursuit
noun

• a futile or unprofitable endeavor

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