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best effort



NOUN
old college try
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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

The British pair had the advantage of diving first throughout and put in their best effort of the competition to apply the pressure.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024

“It’s time to get to work and it’s time to give our best effort tomorrow.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

The one in the field house had been his best effort, and it was the part of the school with the least damage.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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