effort
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His two second-half tries helped keep a burgeoning Samoa comeback at bay, while his first-half effort demonstrated his skill and showmanship.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Evangelina Campero, 57, highlighted "the effort the pope is making" by embarking on a gruelling tour just three weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
His grandson Æthelstan completed the herculean effort to push the Vikings out of northern England, and at a meeting in 927 the leaders of Britain’s kingdoms accepted him as “Rex Anglorum.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Harry Grant was another candidate with his probing from hooker, and Reece Walsh caught the eye with a hat-trick, and from Samoa's perspective captain Stephen Crichton led with quality and effort.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
I ask, aware not for the first time of the effort that Theo has put into helping me this week.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Turkey is also seeking to normalise relations with Armenia, whose border it closed in the 1990s in solidarity with Azerbaijan, while linking progress to Armenian-Azerbaijani peace efforts.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
USC is far from the only school where the company is focusing its efforts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters put nearly $2.3 million into efforts to elect Bass four years ago, producing TV ads and campaign signs promoting her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Meanwhile, the US military says it is setting up a task force to enhance Washington's efforts to restrict Iran's movement of weapons and sanctioned material across its borders.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Their efforts weren’t always made with the clearest of intentions or the best of success.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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