travails
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The thinking went that yields in France were already historically high compared with those in the safer German market, and bound to revert toward more normal levels despite budget travails in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Over the last month while in hospice, Frank did a number of interviews with US media, commenting on his life's work, the current political mood and the travails of the left.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
You can be scared into saving by reading the travails of a person who has realized that they’ve been left behind with Social Security and little else.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
His mom tried to reach him through scripture, by reminding him of Jesus’s travails.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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