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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Naama Levy, 20, who was kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group during the October 7, 2023, attacks, was freed alongside three other female Israeli soldiers on Saturday, as part of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Pines describes having tunnel vision, needing to compartmentalize his feelings in order to soldier on with his job.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday, and Israel released some 200 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom were serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The four female soldiers on Hamas' list were taken from Nahal Oz base near the border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 60 soldiers there.
—Shlomo Mor and Waafa Shurafa The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Pines describes having tunnel vision, needing to compartmentalize his feelings in order to soldier on with his job.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday, and Israel released some 200 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom were serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
The four female soldiers on Hamas' list were taken from Nahal Oz base near the border with Gaza when Palestinian militants overran it on Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 60 soldiers there.
—Shlomo Mor and Waafa Shurafa The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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