effort
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The gear Gonzalez and his troops used that day is one small part of a gargantuan effort by the Army to bring its battlefield command and control into the modern era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg was superglued into those Brunello Cucinelli gray T-shirts until he started wearing oversize Amiri tees in an effort to seem cooler.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Once diners begin treating evidence of human effort as part of the product, efficiency itself can start looking suspicious.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Sánchez's ruling coalition hurriedly drew up the decree laws in an effort to defuse the housing protests that were sparked when 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal was evicted in September.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I clean up okay, as every adult likes to say when a kid puts in the slightest effort.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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"We will be unrelenting in our efforts to protect our Jewish communities, root out antisemitism in this country, and maintain our border security," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Current care mainly centers on lifestyle changes and efforts to limit additional liver damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The company invested $14 billion into Scale, took a 49% stake and hired the CEO to help overhaul Meta’s AI efforts after its latest model, Llama 4, didn’t meet expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Actuators are effectively the engine for the humanoid,” said Ani Kelkar, a partner at McKinsey who leads the consulting firm’s robotics and physical artificial-intelligence efforts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
He felt himself slow down in spite of his best efforts.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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