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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Scholz's lame-duck minority government will now have to soldier on until snap elections, called for early 2025.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Nov. 2024
Experts who track vehicle development also expect the XE, XF and F-Pace to end production next year, leaving only the electric I-Pace, which might soldier on until 2027.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024
Another video showed an Israeli soldier on the rooftop, shooting at the prone body of a man.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Russians at War provides a rare insight into life for Russian soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Nov. 2024
Experts who track vehicle development also expect the XE, XF and F-Pace to end production next year, leaving only the electric I-Pace, which might soldier on until 2027.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2024
Another video showed an Israeli soldier on the rooftop, shooting at the prone body of a man.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Russians at War provides a rare insight into life for Russian soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Soldier on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier%20on. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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