ordeal
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As a wound care nurse, he immediately shifted into professional mode, assessing and managing his injury throughout the ordeal.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Two weeks into his first solo voyage from Catalina Island to Hawaii in June, the mast on his sailboat snapped, setting off an ordeal that lasted several weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
After a seemingly never-ending ordeal, he was released in October 2024 as part of a prisoner swap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
But people were on edge after their ordeal,
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Calvin felt she could not face the ordeal for a third time.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
However, Mr. Starritt keeps his leads center stage and ensures that throughout their professional trials and personal ordeals they remain captivating presences and sympathetic enough to root for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
I never forgot how lucky I am to be here considering the horrors she experienced during World War II and her ordeals trying to give us a good life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
That might be more feature than bug, but I can’t say I felt much of anything for the characters, or was concerned whether the Bowdens would emerge from their ordeals a stronger family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
The intruder was weak from his ordeals and winded from the climb, and it took little effort to subdue him.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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