grueling
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"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
That rapid improvement meant it was ready for a more grueling test of mathematical knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
A Bay Area woman has made history with a roughly 900-mile swim that meant navigating hurricanes and tropical storms, an experience that took months and was alternately grueling and magical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Many who hadn’t lost a house couldn’t imagine surviving a grueling six-year fight with an insurance company for money and the city for permits — let alone twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
It meant slow, grueling work in a frozen mine.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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