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Adjective
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The Whitecaps won games in Mexico, which is difficult to do.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025 -
The task for Denver tonight will be that much more difficult if Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) is unavailable or limited.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There will be elections in Hungary next year, and Orbán, for the first time in decades, is facing a formidable challenger.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Mike has fostered a collaborative environment with a team committed to building a formidable global business – innovating and trailblazing at every level.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Before ultimately achieving her goal of becoming an NFL cheerleader, McNally had a long and arduous road.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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One of her jokes centers around her and her wife’s arduous IVF journey.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The laborious, sedentary grinding away of computer code was considered glorified secretary work: feminine.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
14 Apr. 2025
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The administration, which is appealing the rulings, said reinstatement would be a long and laborious process.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Published in English, Tehelka had a small circulation but an outsized reputation for tough investigations.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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However, the emotional side of living with the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be just as tough.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, there's one category of footwear that stands out above the rest: recovery shoes, styles intentionally made with supportive features to alleviate foot pain by absorbing impact (preferably after strenuous activities).—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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The group had set out on a trail to Arizona Hot Springs, described as strenuous and steep by the park service and one of the two hiking routes eventually closed on Friday.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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April 2022 water levels Prior to 2023, California was experiencing severe, widespread drought.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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As recently as January, the Liberals trailed the Conservatives by almost twenty points in the polls, owing to a wave of severe, if sometimes incoherent, dissatisfaction with Trudeau.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The section has also added French director Cardona’s No One Will Know, a huit clos in which the clients and bar staff of a shabby cafe outside Paris enter into a murderous pact when an elderly regular comes in and wins big in the lottery.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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All this was condoned when not encouraged or even led by local and state officials, who funded murderous militias.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Toilful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toilful. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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