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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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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 -
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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And in the late ’90s, rumors swirled for years that Gucci wanted to buy Armani, although a deal never materialized.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some of Jelly's favorite tour meals include a healthier version of Nashville-style hot chicken and French fries boiled in bone broth.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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There, they are boiled with sugar and then made into a red bean paste to use in other recipes for pastries or other desserts.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025
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In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Bears labored much of the rest of the evening.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The material is washed, processed locally into balls, flakes and/or pellets that meet European industrial standards, and then spun into a high-grade thread, without blending with virgin plastic or chemical additives.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fabrics are shredded, cleaned, and spun into new yarn.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Her dad worked for an automotive firm, while her mom worked for the local police department.—
NPR,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau over the summer, replacing him with Mike Brown, who should be able to spruce up the team's offense while preserving the Thibodeau-era elements that worked.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Setting a trap with a phone call Leigh’s head spun, and her stomach churned.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Everybody went to see them, so studios churned more and more out every year until the market was saturated.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Between events, Diamandis whirled around, making and cementing connections.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Moiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moiled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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