grueling
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“I am relieved that this long, grueling ordeal has come to an end for me,” Kil said in a written statement announcing the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
The beauty mogul’s former private chef alleges a grueling workload led to her miscarriage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Wang is wary of the company’s grueling hours, yet he sees the perks that extend beyond the robust salaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The CIA, legendary for its grueling vetting of potential employees, missed the fact that Rush had given the agency contradictory accounts of what graduate degrees he had achieved, according to court papers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
After the first Friday, a bone-weary Ernest Lawrence boarded a red-eye flight west for a few days at Balboa and was back in the air two days later for another grueling week.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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