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effort

[ef-ert] / ˈɛf ərt /


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US allies criticised the move, anxious that it could help Russia in its war effort.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The village formed a youth group in 2011 to manage what they call the "tabu area", and the group leads the effort to plant corals and encourage a healthy ecosystem.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Mr. Sununu declined to be interviewed; his spokesman said the campaign “has made a concerted effort to keep the race focused on New Hampshire and state issues and has subsequently declined most national requests.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Maia 300, scheduled to begin production deployments in 2027, is central to that effort.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The monkeys made no effort to bite either Rowdy or me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Katherine “Kitty” Good Semisch, a retired Bucks County teacher and a key figure in the documentary, says the series is perfectly timed for the midterms because of its efforts to humanize everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said the school’s decision to suspend fraternity parties for the rest of the academic year, along with other steps, goes further than prior efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Frankly, this entire situation has been blown completely out of proportion,” wrote the social X user Rhein Amacher, somewhat bafflingly, given his own singular efforts to blow the situation up.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto on Monday ordered the government to mobilise maximum efforts to battle wildfires that have been raging for three months in some places.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

My hope was that the Americans might see me helping in their efforts & hear me speaking English.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman


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