slog
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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
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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
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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
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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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