keep at

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“We have all these song ideas from all these years, and we just keep at it. Knowing we’ve got another record to do keeps us going.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In effect: Set it and keep at it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Until then, he says, he will keep at it himself: "This is my ideal. If you have this ideal, you must persist. You can't not."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Yes, it’s ideal to keep at least three months’ of expenses in an emergency fund, but don’t abandon saving altogether if that seems like an intimidating target.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

“Scientists fail all the time. You tried. That’s what counts. You have to keep at it. Just like Marie Curie.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm