soldier on
phrasal verb
soldiered on; soldiering on; soldiers on
: to continue to do something or to try to achieve something even though it is difficult
The researchers encountered many problems but they soldiered on.
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Both models soldiered on through 1963, but these were essentially handmade cars and couldn’t possibly keep up with Mercedes-Benz’s market expansion and need for volume production.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford needed lengthy treatment on his shoulder having landed awkwardly after keeping out a Harry Wilson effort but was able to soldier on.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Born during the Civil War, Anna watched as her mother Ann worked to organize Mother’s Work Clubs to care for soldiers on both sides of the war, and worked to bridge divides between mothers from the North and South, according to the National Parks Service.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 May 2025
The two close allies stood side by side as a military band played and an elaborate procession of soldiers on horseback carrying swords and bayoneted rifles marched by.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford needed lengthy treatment on his shoulder having landed awkwardly after keeping out a Harry Wilson effort but was able to soldier on.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Born during the Civil War, Anna watched as her mother Ann worked to organize Mother’s Work Clubs to care for soldiers on both sides of the war, and worked to bridge divides between mothers from the North and South, according to the National Parks Service.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 May 2025
The two close allies stood side by side as a military band played and an elaborate procession of soldiers on horseback carrying swords and bayoneted rifles marched by.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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