striving

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The Cboe Treasury Note Yield 10 Year Index is striving for its first four-week winning streak today, which would be its first in 11 months.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Once that happened, the poor pastors—social and theological outsiders in a kingdom that was striving for a unified Prussian church—were doomed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The Passion of Jesus ranks among the most common themes in Western art, painted or sculpted by artists too numerous to count, with many striving to create artworks both emotionally stirring and original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“But on the other hand, I’m also striving for bigger things and reaching a bit higher than that. So it’s kind of balancing the two, trying to stay grounded and focus on what’s at hand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The significance of these competitions is that they prompted the emergence of a new class of elite musicians - individuals and groups striving for musical excellence who could earn money and prizes for their endeavours.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall