sought
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"He never sought attention and never put himself before the roles that he played," O'Brien said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
However, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said talks fell apart after U.S. officials sought to deny tariff relief to medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which would make the country’s auto industry less competitive over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
More than a dozen farmworkers across the nation, along with the United Farm Workers of America and the UFW Foundation, sought to overturn the rule.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The case, which initially sought about $200 billion in damages, employed a relatively novel legal argument.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
“We all have this yardstick inside ourselves, but it just isn’t sought enough. Maybe because it is the most difficult yardstick,” she explained in a letter to her boyfriend, Fritz Hartnagel.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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