make every effort
idiom
: to do all one can
The school makes every effort to help new students become adjusted to college life.
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The board’s director asked county clerks to identify any registration documents submitted using electronic signatures after the appeals court decision and make every effort to contact the voters as soon as possible to give them the chance to correct their application.
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Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
The Paris agreement on climate change committed the world to make every effort to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, because the impacts of climate change are expected to accelerate beyond that level.
—Christopher Merchant, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2024
Each carrier has established individual policies, and all make every effort to ensure families sit together.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Each carrier has established individual policies, but all make every effort to ensure families sit together.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
The Paris agreement on climate change committed the world to make every effort to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, because the impacts of climate change are expected to accelerate beyond that level.
—Christopher Merchant, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2024
Each carrier has established individual policies, and all make every effort to ensure families sit together.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Each carrier has established individual policies, but all make every effort to ensure families sit together.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Make every effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20every%20effort. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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