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as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge
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as in tried
to make an effort to do
our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities
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Recent Examples of endeavored
This is an historic fort built in 1813 that the Yacht Week founders endeavored to restore in partnership with Croatian authorities back in 2012.
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Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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China has struggled with looming deflationary pressures due to a prolonged real estate downturn and weakening domestic consumer confidence.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Season 2 has struggled to retain Season 1’s large base, Katie noted, with Samba TV data showing Season 2’s first ep drew half that of Season 1’s opener, which, to be fair, remains the streamer’s largest premiere to date.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Bears didn’t well in any phase against the Orange, but Mendoza, who suffered first-half interceptions on consecutive pass attempts to set up 10 points by the Orange, tried to shoulder much of the blame.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Pelicans killed Denver on the glass, regardless of what lineups Adelman tried.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of 15 relocations attempted in Australia over the last 20-odd years, seven populations are holding on and three are thriving.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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However, the court found Cruise failed to report that its vehicle did not detect that the victim was underneath it and attempted to pull over to the side of the road, dragging the victim over 20 feet.Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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The storm wrought a level of destruction on western North Carolina not seen for over 100 years.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hey, a similar approach worked for the oil and gas sector, which is on track for a dramatic reduction in methane pollution by 2030.Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Endeavored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeavored. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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