striving

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The stock is 31% off its most recent 52-week high, and this week is striving for its first back-to-back weekly gains of 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The act of striving for more, like some frenzied truffle hound, is usually an attempt to override fear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Companies in the AI race are striving to perfect the technology, but they have not eliminated the possibility of errors such as "hallucinations" in which fabricated output is confidently presented.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

“Lately, I’ve been talking about striving for perfection, instead of actually practicing it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He sat upon the ground for a long while, silent, his head bowed, striving to recall all that Gandalf had said to him.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien