trials and tribulations

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Lord Mandelson is apparently stung by Epstein's criticism and tells him in a reply "how much I appreciate your support," adding "during your trials and tribulations I never left your side, I was always there with advice and moral support, and I never turned away".

From BBC

“There was a lot of trials and tribulations. A lot of ups and downs,” Ferragamo said.

From Los Angeles Times

He gave voice to the hopes and fears, trials and tribulations, of ordinary Indians as well as the country's elite.

From BBC

But it wasn’t always easy to sympathize with his trials and tribulations in the most elite enclaves of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

“No matter the trials and tribulations he faced in life, he was constant in his generosity and love for his family,” his children said in a press release.

From The Wall Street Journal