laboring
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“A husband destined for immortality has ended up a debt-ridden, third-rate comedian, laboring over his closing lines; a gifted child squandered his promise, consorting with moneylenders,” Li writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Agility, an Oregon-based company whose robots are already laboring within a Plexiglas cage at an auto-parts factory, recently announced plans to go public at a valuation of $2.5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
That, plus his aversion to economic ideology, helped craft a reputation for the Fed as an independent, technocratic institution laboring to do a good job for the American people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
We know that underneath, we’re laboring frantically to keep going — sometimes, even just to stay afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The master roared his orders hugely, and Shadow was untied and towed clear of the docks by two laboring rowboats.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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