effort
Example Sentences
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The call, and Rubio’s four-day visit, were the latest moves in a U.S. effort to correct a downward turn in ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“Marilyn’s reading formed a concerted effort to overcome any inadequacies she perceived in herself,” Crowther writes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
For supporters, the effort represents a long-promised attempt to tighten immigration controls and redefine American citizenship more narrowly.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
She may be huffing from the effort of climbing the hill, but that doesn’t stop her from doing a little shimmy.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Vocabulary lists containing effort
Can I Work It? Words for "Job"
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Stay Strong: Forc and Fort
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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