Plural of exertion; instances of physical or mental effort or strain.
From exertion, which comes from Latin exertus (thrust out) plus -ion suffix. The plural simply adds -s to the noun.
The phrase 'despite all our exertions' appears in literature constantly, showing how 'exertions' captures the melancholy reality that effort doesn't always lead to success—language preserves this human truth.
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