- present participle of toil.
toiling
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They were toiling away on their own lackluster loglines, and Winters thought ChatGPT might help them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
England, despite being in control, were toiling against the 10-man Czechs, who had seen danger man Pavel Sulc sent off after only 25 minutes for a reckless challenge on Elliot Anderson.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Instead of toiling a few years on the first rung of the corporate ladder, they’re overseeing what AI has done early on—yet often without the expertise to discern quality from AI slop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Come January, El-Sayed could be in the Senate, toiling away on behalf of Michiganders as the nation’s first Muslim senator — and Capitol Hill’s resident zaddy.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
I am toiling in my garden after a rain, moving tender seedlings.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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