strived

Whether it was after playing Major League Baseball for 15 years or directly after earning his bachelor’s degree, it was a goal he strived to achieve.

She described her family as one she had "strived to build for years".

The trust, which is currently at the centre of the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the NHS, said its foetal medicine teams strived to provide "compassionate and professional" care.

"He always strived to be the best and over a long period he has achieved that," said Wales' record points scorer Neil Jenkins.

Reporters have long strived to not do so and mostly succeeded.