travail

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The $6 million verdict against the two companies is the first of more than 3,000 lawsuits pending in California courts that seek to hold social-media companies liable for the travails of young people.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Ohio One’s travails argue for a stable and friendly business climate to attract investment instead of rolling “out the red carpet for any one particular business,” as Mr. Lawson puts it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Any success for England coach Brendon McCullum at this tournament has come with the caveat of the winter's Ashes travails in Australia.

From BBC

Toyota executives, in a recent call with reporters, discussed the travails of trying to turn a profit on cars, especially small ones, in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the obsessive warrior had more travails to endure.

From The Wall Street Journal