strivings

plural of striving

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Noun
  • But behind closed doors, the then-couple were facing marital struggles, as Betty claimed in her 2015 memoir, Telling On Myself.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The struggles of being a parent and the struggles of your child are so understandably private.
    Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Cherie Jimenez and Sean Faris proudly support each other’s acting endeavors.
    Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Bezos went on to marry journalist Lauren Sánchez, and Scott focused on her charitable endeavors, vowing to donate most of her money in life.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Even on low volume from deep (seven attempts), that’s a recipe for offensive success, and it was reflected in Mizzou’s 50 first-half points.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Her clarion voice slices through the show’s labored attempts to be both fable and fabulous.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 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
  • The Big Ten has floated an idea for a 24- or 28-team playoff that gives each power conference four automatic bids.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Five separate lots are up for auction, with current bids starting at $1,525 or more.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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