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ordeal

[awr-deel, -dee-uhl, awr-deel] / ɔrˈdil, -ˈdi əl, ˈɔr dil /


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With reports of attacks spreading, much of the equestrian world was anxiously following the horses’ ordeal.

From The Wall Street Journal

A former sub-postmistress who was wrongly jailed while pregnant during the Post Office's Horizon IT scandal is still awaiting full compensation more than 15 years after her ordeal.

From BBC

He posted online about his ordeal to raise the alarm about increasingly sophisticated online hoaxes.

From Barron's

"It's important for me to spend time with my family and fiancee, who have been incredibly supportive and also worried during this whole ordeal."

From BBC

Meanwhile, she is posting on social media about the ordeal.

From Los Angeles Times