as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
factory workers who must drudge all day at repetitive tasks
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At 41 weeks, she was induced and labored for hours before doctors determined an emergency C-section was necessary.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Already labored by national debt levels around double the European target, in September the French economy was downgraded by credit ratings agency Fitch.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Colandrea and the Rebels should be able to move the ball against a Boise D that has struggled to get stops, dating all the way back to its season-opening loss to South Florida.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Neither of us had ever worked on a posthumous collection before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Marshak, who went on to become a talent agent, worked with DiCaprio early in each of their careers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Drudged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudged. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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