best effort
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“I did put forward my best effort to build a relationship with the mayor. It wasn’t one issue,” she told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
A year later, he was banned for eight weeks for his behaviour - including a "lack of best effort" - at the Shanghai Masters.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We're making our best effort and mobilising everything... to extinguish and wet-down the area," local disaster official Satriyo Nurseno told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Coach Sean McVay challenged his players to give their best effort over the final 39 days of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
I make my best effort to lighten the mood.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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