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ordeal

[awr-deel, -dee-uhl, awr-deel] / ɔrˈdil, -ˈdi əl, ˈɔr dil /


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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

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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