earnest
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He said: "We will begin the government in earnest as a united team, of energy, talent and experience, ready to serve."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The accusations are serious and the delivery is earnest yet somehow silly.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
The response has been a far cry from the blue “HANDS OFF OUR YARDS!” signs that multiplied across Los Angeles foothill neighborhoods last year as the board began developing the rules in earnest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has invested considerable diplomatic capital in getting the two parties together, posted on social media that Pakistan would "continue its earnest efforts for negotiated settlement of the conflict".
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Victor had lost all idea of courtesy, or else he thought his hostess was not in earnest, for he laughed and went on:
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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