take its toll
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Did this workload take its toll as the tournament progressed?
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But playing long into the summer in sapping conditions to become world champions is beginning to take its toll.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Of course, Wikipedians are human, and the harassment many of them receive can take its toll.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2025
As global warming continues to take its toll, the number of training cities gets smaller and cities able to host the Winter Olympics are fewer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
But that day seems not to want to arrive, and the journey has begun to take its toll on all of us.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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