endeavors
Americannoun
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He mentioned he was planning to retire from the military soon and work part-time on his real-estate endeavors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
"We wish him well in his future endeavors."
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Connecting Tehran to the city of Karaj, the $400-million bridge was Iran’s largest, and was often regarded as one of the most prominent, expensive and complex engineering endeavors in the Middle East.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
One of the major endeavors in physics today, and the major theme of this book, is the search for a new theory that will incorporate them both—a quantum theory of gravity.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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