strivings

plural of striving

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Noun
  • Ohtani was back to a full starter’s workload for the first time since 2023, even mentioning fatigue in his postgame interview after his second start of the season, and before games was working to address his offensive struggles.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Wembanyama finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in the loss but downplayed any worries about the team’s struggles after the game.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Reiter, however, began to suspect that Epstein’s altruistic endeavors had ulterior motives.
    Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Each one of those endeavors has given me belief in myself, usually at times in my life when things have felt hopelessly off-course.
    Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Dylan Harper, who has played tremendous bench minutes for San Antonio, also scored 13 on 18 shot attempts.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • There have been attempts to start up professional softball leagues before.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • That felt like the day when patience snapped with Slot as no Liverpool manager had faced that level of dissent on home turf since the final throes of Roy Hodgson’s tenure in late 2010.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Mazurov, in a terrific performance, conveys a man in the throes of both burnout and shock.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • The merger isn’t expected to be finalized before the winning bids are announced — limiting the deal’s impact on the companies’ negotiations with the state.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • No formal bids have been made for either yet, even if Newcastle have been discussing the potential financials involved to secure multiple prospective targets across several positions.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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