grueling
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But the contract also secured a 40-hour week with flex time off for extra hours, addressing long-standing complaints about grueling schedules.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Luckily for us, “House of David” showrunner Jon Erwin emphasizes the grueling battle required to pull this off instead of the field surgery.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Stock market volatility can be grueling on your nerves, but it can also create opportunities to eke out some tax savings.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
There was Kent Brantly, 27, a family physician who, owing to the grueling hours and oppressive African heat, had lost 30 pounds even before he succumbed to hemorrhagic fevers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Were they up to the grueling combat work that lay ahead?
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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