strive for
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So whether they end it with you or vice versa, that’s an outcome that you should actually strive for if the person isn’t a good fit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Everyone has their own thing ... I think we complement each other and push each other to strive for greatness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As AI becomes increasingly influential, journalism should strive for the same precision in describing these systems that it applies to reporting on medicine, economics or the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
By rubber-stamping a fourth term despite these toxic scandals, football's governing bodies are showing they are content to sit in rotten squalor rather than strive for something better.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Dignity's something every man and woman in this country can strive for and get.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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