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effort

[ef-ert] / ˈɛf ərt /


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Despite Grimsby's best efforts to test the visitors' resolve, top-flight strugglers Wolves squeezed into the fifth round by scoring from their only shot on target.

From BBC

“We’re trying to be realistic about how much money it will take to reopen because it will take significant recruitment efforts,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Amoura stunned the hosts with a long-range effort just after the break, blasting in from the edge of the box.

From Barron's

Formal identification of the man who died has not yet taken place and the police said efforts were ongoing to trace his next of kin.

From BBC

All the while, SpaceX apparently let slip its obligations to NASA’s moon effort.

From The Wall Street Journal