travails

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“Welcome to Wrexham,” the Emmy-winning docuseries that follows the tributes and travails of a lower-division soccer club in North Wales, isn’t a reality show.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Any success for England coach Brendon McCullum at this tournament has come with the caveat of the winter's Ashes travails in Australia.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Toyota executives, in a recent call with reporters, discussed the travails of trying to turn a profit on cars, especially small ones, in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

As of Thursday morning, his brief description of his travails at Cargill Venezuela had attracted three million readers and been reposted by none other than Elon Musk.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Though Chacko was not a card-holding member of the Party, he had been converted early and had remained, through all its travails, a committed supporter.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy