grueling
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One morning in April, a bleary-eyed Michelle plopped into bed fully clothed after completing her grueling 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. shift.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
And from hearing my own friends’ stories, it sounded grueling emotionally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
That might seem like good news to those of us who have had to choke down hotel-room coffee to perk up after a grueling travel day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Enacting change at the federal level has been a grueling process.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
After the first Friday, a bone-weary Ernest Lawrence boarded a red-eye flight west for a few days at Balboa and was back in the air two days later for another grueling week.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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