effort
Example Sentences
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Residents here are worried this could slow the effort to bring them clean water.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
But others question whether such investigations are even worthwhile in the modern era, given the tremendous cost and effort involved, among them, former investigator Tim Atkinson.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The criminal probe was a significant escalation in the yearslong effort to police serial pollution offenses by Virginia-based Southern Coal and dozens of affiliated mining operations controlled by the family.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
An effort in San Francisco to raise taxes on companies with highly paid executives has failed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
It’d be really nice if Kendrick put this much effort into our graded science experiments.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Vocabulary lists containing effort
Can I Work It? Words for "Job"
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Stay Strong: Forc and Fort
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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