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effort
B1Frequent NGSL-1an attempt to do something especially when it is difficult to do
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Secretary-General Moon also orchestrated reforms of the U.N.'s peacekeeping work, strengthened its humanitarian efforts, and introduced measures to increase transparency and efficiency.
Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)
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And I didn't put any effort to be international—honestly, I just uploaded the video.
this was a feature that took us a lot of effort to do,'
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