soldier on
phrasal verb
soldiered on; soldiering on; soldiers on
: to continue to do something or to try to achieve something even though it is difficult
The researchers encountered many problems but they soldiered on.
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Hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides are believed to have been wounded or killed in Europe's deadliest war since World War II, although neither side publishes accurate casualty figures.
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The Damned also crashed and burned early on, just two years after forming, but reunited less than a year later and soldiered on until 1989.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The United States and European governments are making a concerted push to stop the fighting, which has killed tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, as well as more than 10,000 Ukrainian civilians.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Videos posted on social media Saturday purportedly showed soldiers on a road leading to the airport.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The Damned also crashed and burned early on, just two years after forming, but reunited less than a year later and soldiered on until 1989.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The United States and European governments are making a concerted push to stop the fighting, which has killed tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, as well as more than 10,000 Ukrainian civilians.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Videos posted on social media Saturday purportedly showed soldiers on a road leading to the airport.
—Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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