slaving

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The UK, which was one of the major slaving nations before going on to lead the fight to abolish the trade, has also repeatedly ruled out paying reparations.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Hergé, the illustrator and writer of Tintin and another of my great heroes, once drew a picture of himself slaving at the desk, with Tintin holding a whip over him showing a sort of disdain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

“This is my first virus I was working on, and kind of slaving away at it — and it’s really changed the field.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2022

Readers looking to better understand American complicity in trans-Atlantic slaving before the Civil War should consult John Harris’s “The Last Slave Ships,” plural.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2022

Perhaps this time, when you fail, you’ll wonder if it’s worthwhile slaving for the gods.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan