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effort

[ef-ert] / ˈɛf ərt /


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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

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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