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endeavor

[en-dev-er] / ɛnˈdɛv ər /




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By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that makes them distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Venezuela’s ports are in a poor state, and the traders plan to take some of the crude from tankers that have been storing it off the country’s coast, a risky endeavor.

From The Wall Street Journal

When we save for retirement, it’s typically a solo endeavor that comes out of your paycheck and goes into an account labeled as “individual.”

From MarketWatch

He stressed that Germany would "bear special responsibility in the endeavor", and pointed out that the German army would gain strategic advantages by training soldiers in the challenging Arctic conditions.

From BBC

For the time being, Glaser merely endeavored to set the bar at the line between clever and stupid, which she claimed at the end of the show was her goal.

From Salon