as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
the writer pegged away at his first novel for three years before he felt that it was ready to be published
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Irish workers also labored in rail yards and mines in the area.—
Paula Kane,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026 -
My fascination extended to gardeners, who voluntarily labored to create something with no hope of permanence.—
Amy Waldman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2026
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The strike caused an intense fire at the hospital, with footage from local television showing rescue crews combing through the wreckage with flashlights late into the night as firefighters struggled to extinguish the blaze.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both teams struggled in their previous games, though.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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De Jesus worked around a one-out single and walk with a pair of strikeouts to strand two runners in the fourth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, Leidos also worked with VML to develop Imperium, an artificial intelligence platform designed to support US information operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Pegged (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegged%20%28away%29. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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