as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
the design team has been banging away at that project for months
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
The administration has labored to frame the use of the military in Venezuela as a law enforcement action, since Maduro had outstanding warrants for his arrest in the United States.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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Arenas – a McDonald’s All-American and the son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas – was not a magic elixir, and the Trojans struggled to find another solution in a 74-68 loss to a Northwestern team that had been winless in conference play.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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Town and school leaders have long hoped new development on the now-vacant property would boost Eatonville’s limited tax base and jump-start a revitalization of the town, which has has struggled economically.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Bulls called a timeout and worked the ball to Huerter, who nailed a 3 from the corner with less than a second remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Older systems worked from rigid templates and failed when markets introduced exceptions.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Banged away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banged%20away. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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