grueling
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Volunteers and rescuers persevered with the grueling task of digging through the rubble, looking for any signs of life after the critical 72-hour window passed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Congrats, you’ve survived yet another grueling week of news.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Underneath the surface of a labor market with strong numbers, people looking for jobs say it’s a grueling process.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s hard to tell which part of Kerr’s campaign was more grueling: the nearly four minutes of lung-burning effort, or the months of monastic living that preceded it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I’d had a long, grueling day, riding sixty miles and walking a half dozen more.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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