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best effort



NOUN
old college try
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A year later, he was banned for eight weeks for his behaviour - including a "lack of best effort" - at the Shanghai Masters.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Lewis Hall crashed a strike off the crossbar with Newcastle's best effort.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

That he doesn’t give his best effort all the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025

Montenegro, who scored 11 goals in two home matches in December's window, struggled to create chances, with their best effort from play coming when Kuc tamely shot into the arms of Maddy Harvey-Clifford.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024

Maybe unconsciously she hadn’t put her best effort into the charmspeak.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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