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ordeal

[awr-deel, -dee-uhl, awr-deel] / ɔrˈdil, -ˈdi əl, ˈɔr dil /


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In a joint statement with stylist Simone Harouche, the reality star thanked the French justice system and said she hoped to move past the harrowing ordeal and continue to heal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Even when stolen money is found, some victims have found that getting it back can be another ordeal entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Two smaller scars on his chin and a missing tooth are other visible marks of his ordeal.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

The Aussie breakdancer who went viral in 2024 for her cringingly bad performance at the Summer Olympics in Paris is the subject of an infuriating new Netflix documentary about the whole ordeal.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

We had all been through the same ordeal together.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

In the climatic entry in Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s Icelandic trilogy about a boy’s passage through ordeals on land and sea, the battered young hero takes refuge in a village.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

That was a dramatic improvement over recent weekends, when social media lit up with complaints of hour-and-a-half ordeals.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

But five people living with the condition spoke to the BBC about their ordeals, which left them feeling like they were going mad or like monsters.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Passengers touching down at airports in Australia, France, Germany, India, Russia, Taiwan and beyond told of sleepless nights and days-long ordeals to get out of the Middle East when war erupted.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

“It is a difficult road you’ve taken, one riddled with hardships and painful ordeals, but then again, you are difficult children.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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