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In Kirk’s name, they will continue to plod through long, grueling, nonsensical arguments about Egyptian aircraft and Emmanuel Macron, with people who are simply never going to listen.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

When it became obvious the painfully slow-paced event would plod past 4½ hours, the Draft House was closed to some teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

In trying to make media-watching “easier,” tech has slowed the process to a maddening plod.

From Salon ● May 22, 2025

“Any excuse to escape from Cambridge and plod across ploughed fields instead of stagnating in lecture rooms is enormously welcome,” he said in a letter quoted by Dimbleby.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

‘Lead me! As long as you’ve got any hope left. Mine is gone. But I can’t dash, Sam. I’ll just plod along after you.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Federal support has served as a stock catalyst over the past few months as Oklo plods toward profitability.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Thorfinn plods along through 11th century England doing Askeladd’s bidding.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023

But mostly “Next Goal Wins” just plods along, agreeable and familiar and instantly forgettable.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

As of now, Slate’s X presence has returned to normal—which is to say, it plods on, reaping diminishing rewards on a platform that is indifferent, at best, to its presence.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2023

The conductor is walking away from us now, shaking his head and muttering to himself as he plods through the empty train car.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav took the helm, his company plodded through years of turmoil and massive layoffs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

We plodded through the powder, passing deer tracks as we moved, until we reached a small clearing with several promising candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

After the increasingly disastrous three “Jurassic World” movies, which were vacuums of appeal as their star Chris Pratt plodded about bemoaning his precious housebroken velociraptors, the “Jurassic” series desperately needed a shot in the arm.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

They plodded upward to establish Camp 3 at the base of the Polish Glacier, at about 19,400 feet.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

They plodded upward, winding their way back and forth across the face of the mountain as the steps twisted and turned.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

This seems useful: the computer taking on work that plodding through yourself takes your time but brings no emotional payoff or personal growth.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

The power of that writing is let down by another plodding arrangement, stripping Abrams' words of their urgency.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

“I love working with animals,” she said, plodding down a gravel road toward a clover-carpeted pasture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Denton’s late-summer start date shows that Nike’s turnaround is plodding along, but will take time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

It is difficult to imagine a rabbit plodding steadily on: they are not built for it.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams