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exert oneself

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  1. Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

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Autonomy: The ability to exert oneself independently and have control over one’s actions.

From New York Times

Why exert oneself when tasty news niblets are just a tap and a scroll away?

From Washington Post

V, exert oneself, strive. strenge, aj. strict, unfriendly. strīchen, sv.

From Project Gutenberg

One should always exert oneself.

From Project Gutenberg

One should always exert oneself with hopefulness.

From Project Gutenberg

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