plugging away
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They’ve been plugging away on this policy for years, and they’re finally seeing results.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
"There's gonna be times throughout the years that you fall short, you get back up and dust yourself off and keep plugging away -- Sam's been that steadying force," added Macdonald.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
“So I just kept plugging away with what I was doing, and that’s what carried me here,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
A Coachella Valley district is plugging away at developing its own program, which could get off the ground next spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
With a few months of plugging away, however, our storefront Temple One about tripled its membership.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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