Word: strived
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...World Series champions in almost 75% of their seasons. Life is mostly losing. It's a series of imperfect essays full of jokes that don't quite work, of dreams that go unfulfilled, of passions that dwindle and ultimately, death. And if you don't figure out how to strive with the acceptance of guaranteed failure, how to find fulfillment in the eternal recurrence of imperfection, then you can have a brand-new stadium with a Ferris wheel, and no one is going to come. I'm rooting for the Tigers to win because they don't deserve to lose...
...interim, while campus officials strive to ameliorate the system, victims of sexual assault should be strongly urged to report to external authorities—such as the police or District Attorney. This is their only recourse, as they reside in an institution that is more interested in avoiding accountability than in ensuring their well-being...
...This is something you definitely build for, and strive for. You want to get your program in the position where you can be spoken of in these terms...
...This is something you’ve definitely built for, and strive for,” Mazzoleni said. “You want to get your program in the position where you can be spoken of in these terms...
Don’t get me wrong—hypocrisy isn’t exactly something to strive for. Socrates railed against his hypocritical interlocutors, exposing their logical inconsistencies and urging them to strive for a “harmonious soul,” one in which ideology and actions are one. And yet, while Socrates would undoubtedly be critical of leftist hypocrites, he would abhor consistent conservatives. After all, Socrates’ greatest legacy was his ability to question, not only himself, but the norms of his society. What leftists do is question status quos, dream of something better...