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sought

adjective as in wanted

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The organization embraced free speech and political debate and sought to develop the next generation of conservative political talent.

Next to the lines are bins of free water, just one of the ways organizers sought to prevent ever-looming heat exhaustion.

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He sought to persuade his editor at Merriam-Webster to consider terms newly in vogue such as “safe space” and “microaggression.”

As for Kester, he has sought help for his gambling addiction and urged others in a similar predicament to do the same.

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While Palestinians sought stability, Israeli families stepped up pressure for the return of the remains of 24 deceased hostages still held in Gaza.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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