millstone
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That losing run - stretching across 34 matches - has hung like a millstone around the necks of generations of Wales players.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
It also became his millstone, exacting a harsh price for a title so catchy many people felt no need to actually read the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s not a milestone so much, though, as a millstone.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“She’s reduced the price. She can’t shift this property and it’s become a bit of a millstone around her neck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
She felt the weight of it like a millstone around her neck, dragging her down.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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