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as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world
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as in efforts
very hard or unpleasant work
fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont
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as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort
miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth
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Noun
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Those supporters were left unchallenged by stewards, despite FIFA winning a court hearing enabling them to lawfully prohibit people showing the lion-and-sun flags on the grounds of them carrying a political message and potentially causing disturbances.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
16 June 2026 -
Hayes pointed to a 17-year-old who was shot during last year's fireworks, along with recent youth disturbances across the region.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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So many individual efforts just to keep the puck out of our net.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Bodies; projects; efforts; ideals.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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The introvert who generates extraordinary individual insight but struggles to inspire large groups gets an extroverted deputy to do the rallying.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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When Little John struggles to describe his dream girl, Robin instructs his protegee to sketch an image with words.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The galaxy's heart shines brightly in the image, with gleaming rays of light radiating from its center while gas and dust swirls around.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Longoria’s approach to the wild fervour that continually swirls around the Velodrome was to try to harness it by hiring comparably combustible coaches like Jorge Sampaoli, Igor Tudor, Gennaro Gattuso and De Zerbi.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The only thing better than sweats?—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Then there’s the sportswear component with polos, sweaters, sport shirts, hoodies and sweats.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Contributing Travel Editor Andrew Sessa spins the globe — and trots around it, too — to bring CNT the latest and greatest news and notes from destinations far and wide.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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Its entire frame spins multiple times like an Olympic figure skater before finally crashing down on the pavement behind the car.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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“Moils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moils. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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