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Adjective
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This deep understanding of local transportation patterns would have been difficult with rapid multi-city expansion.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025 -
But even though scientists have been able to discover thousands of planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system in recent years, including some around Proxima Centauri, which is fairly a dim star, it's been difficult to go planet-hunting around Alpha Centauri A and B, which orbit each other.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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After decades of battling brutal conditions in the Bering Sea, Hansen, 59, is now facing something even more formidable than icy waves — his own mortality.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Huntington Beach: The Oilers remain formidable with the return of All-County duo of Roxie Shaia and Taylor Savage at quarterback and wide receiver, respectively. 4.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
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The dogsledding sequences are exhilarating to watch but were arduous to shoot.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
1 Aug. 2025
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What previously consisted of a boat ride from Ille-a-Vache and then a bus ride into the capital along a main highway suddenly became an arduous journey through gang tolls, shootouts and police blockades.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The shows make clear not only how laborious everyday existence once was, but also how much skill and ingenuity were required just to address our basic needs.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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The journalist said that garments are likely taken for granted because the Industrial Revolution made fashion less laborious—ergo no longer exclusive to the elite.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Even if increasing competition and financial obstruction have influenced summer recruitment, making this season’s challenges tougher, the confidence in Unai Emery and Villa’s football department remains unerring.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sanctions have roiled Russia's economy and Trump could use tougher measures as leverage over Putin, said Richard Portes, professor of economics at London Business School.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Special Forces: World's Toughest Test is one of the most physically strenuous reality competition shows.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Weather: An air quality alert is still in effect today, so try to avoid strenuous activities outdoors.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dishman rushed outside to find a tree had fallen on his house during strong winds from Saturday night's severe thunderstorms that hit northern Indianapolis and Hamilton County.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
17 Aug. 2025
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Large waves will likely cause severe beach and coastal damage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But both Dexter and Dexter viewers get quite the shock at the end of the episode when the Gemini Killer casually meets back up with Dexter and their fellow murderous peers, as if nothing happened at all.—
Josh Wigler,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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Temuera Morrison plays a terrific villain as the murderous King Kahekili (if only Boba Fett could have been so diabolical in his own show).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Toilful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toilful. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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