travails
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The survey begat headlines in the media, especially in finance-oriented publications like Fortune and Barron’s, that figuratively wrung their hands over the travails of the upper crust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
It’s easy to forget that China’s present economic travails and diplomatic and strategic rivalries weren’t inevitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Over the last month while in hospice, Frank did a number of interviews with US media, commenting on his life's work, the current political mood and the travails of the left.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Though Chacko was not a card-holding member of the Party, he had been converted early and had remained, through all its travails, a committed supporter.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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