grueling
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Enacting change at the federal level has been a grueling process.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
But the contract also secured a 40-hour week with flex time off for extra hours, addressing long-standing complaints about grueling schedules.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Yet the report also gave a strong hint about why people are searching for stability: The job hunt today can be grueling.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
And a residency—even a mini one—limits some of the grueling physical aspects of touring as well.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
For a time, he had tried to convince himself that Fudge had indeed been a hallucination brought on by lack of sleep during his grueling election campaign.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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