in effort to vs in an effort to

"In an effort to" is the correct phrase, not "in effort to."

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in effort to

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

This phrase is missing the indefinite article before the noun "effort."

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8 hours ago ... France makes it illegal for supermarkets to destroy edible food in effort to cut waste. Chains are being made to donate products to charity or ...
15 hours ago ... MGM joins Wynn, Sands and Switch in effort to buy power without NV Energy. Image. L.E. Baskow. NRG Energy and MGM Resorts celebrated ...
Apple acquires another navigation company in effort to bolster mapping services. By Dante D'Orazio; on May 17, 2015 02:43 pm; Email · @dantedorazio · 21.
Missouri conservation center closely involved in effort to repopulate endangered wolf species. Published May 09, 2015. Associated Press. Facebook0 Twitter0 ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

in an effort to

in an effort to

This phrase is correct.

If you are explaining that you did something to try to bring about a result, you can use this phrase.

Some examples from our editors:

I did this in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
I changed the contract in an effort to satisfy the client.

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We unsuccessfully tried 53 computational models in an effort to simulate their movements prior to the crash.
I believe he was inserted into my life in an effort to locate Raymond Reddington.
Now, these three remarkable men have given their lives in an effort to... widen the horizons of their species.
These initiatives must also involve the participation of local authorities and local communities in an effort to identify where best European Structural Funds should be spent.
I think that he resisted going to therapy all these years in an effort to hide it.
Indeed, in August 2003, in an effort to remove excess product from the market, certain Norwegian producers considered freezing 30000 tonnes of farmed salmon.
I kidnapped them in an effort to save our planet Earth.
He confessed in an effort to cut a deal.
It helps patients rediscover what motivates them in an effort to resolve old conflicts.
I believe was there in an effort to clear her name.
Republic forces smash through the Separatist blockade in an effort to claim the shadowy world...
I put Clyde in your bed in an effort to be a more considerate flat mate.
They're dragging other firemen off the street now in an effort to save their lives.
Mr Ahern has accelerated the process of negotiation with other EU governments, in an effort to move quickly forward the discussions concerning the key bottom-line issues.
Sarab does my father's bidding in an effort to force you to do the same and take his rightful place as his heir.
Recently, the United States Federal Reserve has even engaged in an unprecedented round of "quantitative easing" in an effort to accelerate the recovery.
You know, in an effort to understand your culture better, I've been trying to embrace this very American practice of preparing meat in the garden.
We're worried drug squad may have compromised their safety in an effort to speed things along.
[male reporter] James Halgate III has arrived at a Belgian courthouse today in an effort to settle the long-standing class action suit against his company.
And, in an effort to appeal to younger viewers, we go to a rapping vampire, live on the scene.

Some alternatives from our editors:

so that
to try to

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