serious effort
Example Sentences
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There was no serious effort afterward to restore imperial power on the island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Management has suggested that AI compute could become a bottleneck within the next three to four years, implying that any serious effort to address this constraint would need to begin well ahead of that window.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
It seems highly unlikely that anyone can, or will make a serious effort to, route around her.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2024
It would take a serious effort — but in what’s become increasingly clear over the last two months, the Lakers are looking like a serious team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
It would take serious effort to drown here.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
