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slog

[slog] / slɒg /


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The private-equity industry’s next decade could be a slog.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The slog of tallying up votes in California continued Friday as some races hang in the ballots.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

You’d think such a long trip, with no one to chat with in the passenger seat, would be a slog, but the driving days went by faster than I would have expected.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

It has been a real slog, the first time many in the dressing room have experienced a mentally-draining 58-game season.

From BBC May 27, 2026

I slog past them with my head bowed, the grass squishing beneath my feet.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Jordan said in an interview that he intended to closely focus on Domino’s operations as the pizza sector slogs through years of anemic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, it is important to remember that this isn’t yet a foregone conclusion by any means—and that there are multiple uphill slogs ahead for PSWBD.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2026

One thing for certain is that England's sweeps, reverse-sweeps, switch-hits, slogs and scoops befuddled the hosts in Hyderabad.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2024

His relentless pressure has keyed a defense that’s carrying the two-time defending conference champions while their offense slogs along.

From Seattle Times Oct. 17, 2023

The entire procession slogs past at little more than walking speed.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

At the close of one of the most historic, significant and surreal days in English cricketing history, the home side had slogged their way to 103-4 in a chase of a fanciful 373.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

He slogged through his worst three-point shooting season of his career.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

But with Olympic gold in their sights, the U.S. slogged through an uneven two days in the event they were expected to dominate.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

Brook was fortunate to survive on 45 when he slogged Starc and the ball dropped between three chasing fielders.

From Barron's Jan. 4, 2026

He watched as the horses slogged through the mud, Seabiscuit dogging and taunting until Kayak pinned his ears and abruptly quit.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The experienced leg-spinner's googly may have been well studied by opposition batters, but it remains a potent weapon, as Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka discovered when he was trapped lbw slogging to leg.

From BBC Feb. 1, 2026

So long, late-night Seamless deliveries to the lobby while slogging through deals; hello, civilized meals from company-owned food kiosks.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

Her strike-rate was 180 but there was no slogging, just a succession of classical cricket shots executed to near-perfection.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2025

Twenty-eight minutes passed in painful succession, two top-10 teams slogging their way through the mud, when a frustrated JuJu Watkins took off toward the basket, desperate to finally see a shot fall.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2025

Their small party found themselves slogging through a smooth, unbroken expanse of white that came halfway up their calves.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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