as in distress
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a documentary chronicling the lasting tribulation of Holocaust survivors
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Things aren’t all dismal, as seemingly intoned by the punishing tribulations visited upon this caring couple in the first half of the story.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
And, even with victory, there is no guaranteed end to tribulation.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
And the reality is, Joe Biden has confronted and had to come back from tragedy, trials, from tribulations throughout his entire life.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 June 2024
Finally, the tribulations of creating eVTOLs can distract from a related wave that exploits the same technologies and plays to China’s existing strengths: unmanned aviation.
—Steve Wright, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
And, even with victory, there is no guaranteed end to tribulation.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2024
And the reality is, Joe Biden has confronted and had to come back from tragedy, trials, from tribulations throughout his entire life.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 30 June 2024
Finally, the tribulations of creating eVTOLs can distract from a related wave that exploits the same technologies and plays to China’s existing strengths: unmanned aviation.
—Steve Wright, TIME, 31 July 2024
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“Tribulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tribulation. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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