concerted

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani was forced by this nor’easter to make an even more concerted push this week, expanding their ranks and even bumping up their pay, as of Monday, from $19 an hour to $30.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

"If we don't take concerted action, it will get much worse in the coming decades. A treaty is urgently needed."

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The last concerted effort by the U.S. to lower the dollar’s value was the Plaza Accord in 1985 with other major nations, followed by the Louvre Accord in 1987 to arrest its decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Their church described the arrests as a "concerted operation" but said the grounds for arrest, and whether those detained have been charged, remain unclear.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“Nonsense,” Mrs Bland said, but her voice sort of died away and she stared at me for a moment, and the girls drew their breaths in with a soft concerted sound.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner