grueling
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“It was a really grueling process,” Watkins said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
It might be that the game has evolved to become more grueling, that teams are averaging more possessions per game, that possessions are shorter and that defenders are picking up ball-handlers sooner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
He followed a grueling schedule—producing more than 2,200 canvases, or one every 10 days for almost 60 years—but still found ample opportunity to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"We have prosperity, consistency, growth, recovery and opportunity" Tinubu, who has staked his first term on wide-ranging but grueling economic reforms, told a crowded rally in northwestern Kaduna state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
It was planting season, which was especially grueling.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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