slog
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Apart from one wild slog early in his innings, McKinney batted with a classical elegance while Rhodes was content to play the supporting role in a stand which stretched Durham's lead towards 300.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Ki and Park peel off, and I continue to walk south toward Tsim Sha Tsui, A long slog, enough to digest and think.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tune in to House of the Dragon: After a slog of a second season, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel is back with a surprisingly enjoyable third season.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Experiencing Coward outdoors on a summer night is both an amusing delight and an expositional slog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The group continues to run down the tunnel, doing their best to slog through the rising river.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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Let’s be clear: Training camps no longer are the two-a-day-workout, full-contact slogs of decades past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jordan said in an interview that he intended to closely focus on Domino’s operations as the pizza sector slogs through years of anemic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Nevertheless, it is important to remember that this isn’t yet a foregone conclusion by any means—and that there are multiple uphill slogs ahead for PSWBD.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026
His first runs came off the inside edge but afterwards he cleanly struck another nine fours and three sixes as he targeted the leg side without resorting to slogs.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
The entire procession slogs past at little more than walking speed.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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But with Olympic gold in their sights, the U.S. slogged through an uneven two days in the event they were expected to dominate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Brook was fortunate to survive on 45 when he slogged Starc and the ball dropped between three chasing fielders.
From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026
The Times’ reporter wrote that the Lakers “stars slogged through” much of their win over the Miami Heat at Crypto this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
“And Just Like That” already slogged through this withered territory via Steve and Miranda in what may be the show’s most realistic depiction of two people giving up on each other.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
For the next three hours I slogged steadily up the glacier, pausing only to drink from my water bottle and replenish the snow supply in my hat as it melted into my matted hair.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Another former major winner is currently slogging through a longer road back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
He ended up slogging his way through 18 minutes and scored eight points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
So long, late-night Seamless deliveries to the lobby while slogging through deals; hello, civilized meals from company-owned food kiosks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Her strike-rate was 180 but there was no slogging, just a succession of classical cricket shots executed to near-perfection.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
Never would anyone have believed that merely a few short years before I had been living with my family over on the other side of the river—me, the very self-same Rachel, slogging through the filth!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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