thankless
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To Mona, this thankless part is the opportunity of a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Doing what’s right is often a thankless endeavor, but that doesn’t make it any less important.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
It’s a thankless job, and one that also comes with legal jeopardy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Getting kids to drink water can be a thankless task - they would often rather do anything else.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Instead, Nana had endured the shame of bearing a harami, had shaped her life around the thankless task of raising Mariam and, in her own way, of loving her.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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