laboring
Example Sentences
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That, plus his aversion to economic ideology, helped craft a reputation for the Fed as an independent, technocratic institution laboring to do a good job for the American people.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 22, 2026
With a band laboring in the pit, the stage became a dance floor.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 22, 2026
One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 25, 2026
A quarter-century Jean’s senior, David is trying to finish a stalled book project, laboring in the shadow of his more prolific and successful wife, Ann.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 22, 2026
Their longing for them was great enough to make them never give up laboring to see them clearly, until at last the thunder and lightning were changed into the Universal Father.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
