serious effort

Example Sentences

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“Management has suggested that AI compute could become a bottleneck within the next three to four years, implying that any serious effort to address this constraint would need to begin well ahead of that window.”

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It seems highly unlikely that anyone can, or will make a serious effort to, route around her.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2024

It would take a serious effort — but in what’s become increasingly clear over the last two months, the Lakers are looking like a serious team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2024

It takes serious effort to get a captain’s license, Yamada said, and the process involves an exam covering navigation and safety as well as 360 days of experience on the water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It would take serious effort to drown here.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller