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effort

[ef-ert] / ˈɛf ərt /


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The gear Gonzalez and his troops used that day is one small part of a gargantuan effort by the Army to bring its battlefield command and control into the modern era.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg was superglued into those Brunello Cucinelli gray T-shirts until he started wearing oversize Amiri tees in an effort to seem cooler.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Once diners begin treating evidence of human effort as part of the product, efficiency itself can start looking suspicious.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sánchez's ruling coalition hurriedly drew up the decree laws in an effort to defuse the housing protests that were sparked when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

I clean up okay, as every adult likes to say when a kid puts in the slightest effort.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

"We will be unrelenting in our efforts to protect our Jewish communities, root out antisemitism in this country, and maintain our border security," she added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Current care mainly centers on lifestyle changes and efforts to limit additional liver damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The company invested $14 billion into Scale, took a 49% stake and hired the CEO to help overhaul Meta’s AI efforts after its latest model, Llama 4, didn’t meet expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Actuators are effectively the engine for the humanoid,” said Ani Kelkar, a partner at McKinsey who leads the consulting firm’s robotics and physical artificial-intelligence efforts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

He felt himself slow down in spite of his best efforts.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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