grueling
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China’s factory-gate inflation ended its grueling near four-year stretch of falling prices in March and soared to a 45-month high in April, according to official data released on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
One morning in April, a bleary-eyed Michelle plopped into bed fully clothed after completing her grueling 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
In grueling endurance sports like cycling, and now running, athletes are gobbling down unprecedented amounts of sugary carbohydrates, both in training and competition, via fast-acting gels and bottles loaded with glucose and fructose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Enacting change at the federal level has been a grueling process.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The crossing had been hard: bleak and monotonous, physically and mentally grueling.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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