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as in struggled
to devote serious and sustained effort
miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth
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The Bears offense struggled under coordinator Shane Waldron, so he was fired.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024 -
When Barbra Streisand struggled with the replacement orchestrations during a recording session, the conductor had Cullen’s original scores on hand.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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But then again, just about every orchestra was better off for having worked with Ozawa, whose performances melded gloss and ruddy viscerality.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.—
Sherlea Dony,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Moiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiled. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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