effort

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Newsom touted the effort in his 2024 salmon strategy, which featured a smiling photograph of Winnemem Wintu Chief and spiritual leader Caleen Sisk next to Chuck Bonham, then-director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They have been excellent defensively, in transitions they have been very good, the shape has been good and the effort has been as good as anyone.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

At the heart of this effort is a fast-moving battle over how consumers will find and buy everything from toilet paper to furniture through AI platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Making a little growling noise, the dragon gave up the effort at flight, sank its claws into the sheets, and began to climb the bed.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville