as in struggling
to devote serious and sustained effort
it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now
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Washington — While millions of Americans are struggling to find jobs in a tough labor market, healthcare is emerging as a lifeline for career changers.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026 -
Global consumers want more protein in every bite, but the dairy industry is struggling to give it to them.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40,000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, but was laboring on the court, leading to questions about his health.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
22 May 2026
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Leaders striving to develop the technology, including Sam Altman and Elon Musk, warned that the pursuit of its powers could create unforeseen catastrophe.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
11 Dec. 2025
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Experts are striving to match the astonishing power efficiency of the human brain, which operates on under 20 watts while performing the equivalent of one billion mathematical operations per second.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Dec. 2025
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The seven core collaborators – Kogonada, producer Chung An, producer Christopher Radcliff, producer-cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and actor-producers Richardson, Mao and Jin Ha – collectively owned the project, splitting responsibilities and working without outside financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Rowland has been taking one of these biologics—Ebglyss—and working with the makers of the medication—Lilly—to increase the awareness of eczema and available treatments.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Former staff leaked internal spats and embarrassing editorial ideas by the new leadership and pointed out that many top leaders were banging away at stories that were likely below their pay grade.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 June 2025
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“Digging (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20%28away%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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