strove

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In the era of high-risk high-reward batting, where contributions were not measured in milestones, Samson became the folk hero who strove only for high impact and was rewarded with consistency by the cricketing gods.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Sargeant over the years strove to convince U.S. policymakers that the best way to ensure energy security, stem the outflow of migrants and curb China was by working with Venezuelan authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

As rescuers worked, they strove to “reduce vibration and personnel close to the trench,” to avoid causing more dirt to cave in, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

Just as the Gladyshev team had done, O’Donnell and his collaborators strove to tease out signs of epigenetic modification in the cells of pregnant people.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2024

They strove with their voices, feeling themselves to be under a black wing.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White