strivings

plural of striving

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Noun
  • As Rogers’ rocky form will testify, Villa’s attacking struggles have not been through a lack of service, but rather the profligacy in possession.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In correspondence that Khan made available to the investigators, his accuser appears to be very warm, prone to disclosure about her personal life and struggles, highly solicitous of Khan and his wife, and perhaps overeager.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Vikings are gifted a bye week after their international endeavors before returning to action against the Philadelphia Eagles in week 7.
    Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • On a distant level, this week may also bring happy news around your heart’s desires, like dating, children or creative endeavors.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nix, through three quarters, had completed only one of his eight pass attempts of 10 or more air yards, according to TruMedia.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • New data reported to the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom shows that the majority of book censorship attempts are now originating from organized movements.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The United States first seized Guantánamo Bay in 1898, when Washington intervened in the last throes of Cuba’s thirty-year struggle for independence from Spain.
    Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
  • As Wes, Sope Dirisu has played a compelling figure in the blind throes of a meteoric rise.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But after all bids had been collected, the simple cotton tee fetched a whopping $17,640 ($19,300 with fees), setting a new record for the most expensive vintage T-shirt ever sold at auction.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The district is hoping to seek bids by year's end for a construction manager.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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