strive
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U.S. universities say they strive to avoid a rush to judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Burnham on Monday pledged "to strive for equivalent living conditions in all parts of Britain" and said that this would borrow from Germany's "basic law", which has a similar wording.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The university’s schools strive to offer all students a quality education, according to Ames.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
"We strive to tell an apolitical, non-political story," said Santelli.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Allen quickly became committed to SNCC’s nonviolent ideals: always meet hatred with love, and strive to eliminate evil, not destroy the evildoer.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Those who know him well - or covered his playing career for many years - will describe him as a curious person who strives to do everything to the best of his ability.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Like other United Nations agencies, the ILO is currently facing significant financial pressure and is undergoing major reforms as it strives to tighten its budget.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
A promise for what this country strives to stand for.
From Slate ● May 22, 2026
Telemundo strives to stay out of the political fray, Garcia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
The alpha male strives to maintain social harmony within his troop.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Gellar also praised their fans for allowing them to enjoy a very private life at home with their children, noting that they have always strived to keep their more intimate family life behind closed doors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
But last July, the government said it had been informed by the US defense department that the deliveries to Switzerland would be delayed as Washington strived to provide more support for Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
World Rugby, the WRU and the RFU previously said that they "constantly strived to safeguard" future, current and former players.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
“I have always strived to adhere to company policies and provide the very best service to my clients,” he said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
I do believe mortals strived more heartily toward their goals, because they knew that time was of the essence.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
SKW posted losses three years in a row as the country strove to wean itself off cheap Russian energy supplies.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
Silverblatt said he strove to read an author’s entire body of work, but he never claimed to have read it all if he hadn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
Less attention has been paid to the ways in which enslaved people strove for emancipation through acts of resistance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
There were some carers who strove to make the lives of residents better and who managed to carve out time in their busy days to engage but those moments were few and far between.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Taran strove to overtake her and seize the hanging bridle, but the roan sped onward to the ravine.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
Europeans have striven this year to maintain U.S. backing for Ukraine—or at least blunt a reduction in U.S. support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Where "Call of Duty" focuses on tighter, smaller skirmishes, Battlefield has always striven to create a more epic canvas.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Over the last decade and a half, the king has striven to raise his son’s public profile, including taking him to the United Nations General Assembly to speak in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Cyprus has in recent years striven to shake off a reputation of being in the pocket of Russian oligarchs who conceal their assets through a maze of Cyprus-registered trusts and brass-plate companies.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
For when I look back over his career, I can see with hindsight that he must have striven throughout his years somehow to become that butler of his story.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
To children, “Spirited Away” is about a little girl striving to find a way back home, a premise as familiar as “The Wizard of Oz.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
As the country celebrates 250 years since independence, many Americans and immigrants know the daily reality of chasing that dream -- through countless disappointments and endless striving.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“As technology advances, we are striving to at least double the scale of all departments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Doris, a Brooklyn cocktail bar, also is striving for fan unity - sort of.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
He detected the strength of the gossamer threads of affection that sometimes grew between a pair of young men or among a boatload of them striving honestly to do their best.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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