ordeal
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Emily and Jake, who had also been flooded in 2020, have seen their boys "playing floods" so know their children have been "trying to process" their ordeal.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
With two primary entrances and a lone main exit, coming and going is an ordeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"They help us hold on... until God delivers us from this ordeal and we can return home," said Dabary, known locally as Abu Ayman.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Not long afterward, an Argentinean expedition arrived and rescued the survivors, bringing their extraordinary Antarctic ordeal to an end.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Heritage had temper issues from his traumatic ordeal.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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He discusses his childhood tangles with bullies, his ordeals in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Through their fantastical ordeals, the X-Men illustrate qualities that inspire viewers, young and old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That might be more feature than bug, but I can’t say I felt much of anything for the characters, or was concerned whether the Bowdens would emerge from their ordeals a stronger family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
“It is a difficult road you’ve taken, one riddled with hardships and painful ordeals, but then again, you are difficult children.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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