strove

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In the era of high-risk high-reward batting, where contributions were not measured in milestones, Samson became the folk hero who strove only for high impact and was rewarded with consistency by the cricketing gods.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

And, like you said, the pitfalls that you strove to avoid as you were coming up in this business.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Less attention has been paid to the ways in which enslaved people strove for emancipation through acts of resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

A 2022 Nature study strove to settle the debate, presenting evidence that Spinosaurus was an underwater hunter.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2024

For days on end he sat with a pale face on the hill of the dead, looked away, locked his heart, fought and strove against his fate.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse