best effort
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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
Lewis Hall crashed a strike off the crossbar with Newcastle's best effort.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
“For clarity, when asked about other medical conditions, other than my own, the following is my best effort to relay that information,” Harbaugh began.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
“It’s time to get to work and it’s time to give our best effort tomorrow.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Like Farmer, the captain and his troops were giving their best effort.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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