laboring

Example Sentences

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Spirit has been laboring to emerge from its second trip to bankruptcy in less than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Montiel, 62, said Chavez’s legacy continues to reverberate as the union has pushed for improved working conditions for people laboring in extreme heat, at times without adequate breaks or water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But these bull-market apologists are laboring under a fundamental misunderstanding of bubbles: They don’t trace to weak earnings per se, but to how far ahead of those earnings the market rises.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

Probably enjoyed the thought of the children laboring up all those steps, too.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart