grueling
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Job searches can be lengthy and grueling for people who are out of work and looking.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Rescuers have brought in heavy machinery to help remove large sections of roofs and walls and are visibly fatigued after days of grueling work.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Each week, I’d search online for videos showing Greybeard’s journey, a pep in his step or the grueling grind across the miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Such volatility is exactly the kind of distraction that frustrated Musk during the grueling years it took him to make Tesla profitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
It was a grueling schedule and would last more than six weeks.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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