as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
grubbing away at the yard work before the first snow of the season
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The team labored in home losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers, with Mahomes ultimately suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the fourth quarter of that setback against the Chargers.—
Jesse Newell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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The administration has labored to frame the use of the military in Venezuela as a law enforcement action, since Maduro had outstanding warrants for his arrest in the United States.—
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The Rapids were solid defensively on set pieces last year, but struggled heavily offensively.—
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Instead, Saks struggled to execute a turnaround, faced mounting debt and reportedly fell behind on vendor payments, straining relationships with luxury labels and shrinking assortments.—
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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Steve Sarkisian worked for Saban twice at Alabama.—
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Multiple people were injured after the driver of a U-Haul truck plowed through an anti-Iranian regime protest in Los Angeles on Sunday.—
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Just keep in mind that side roads may not be cleared or plowed as regularly as main highways.—
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During his short time in office, Garfield endeavored to clean up the government.—
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Padilla endeavored to make his mark early.—
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Some commenters tried to strike a middle ground, acknowledging the humor while criticizing the impact on workers.—
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That's when Goldberg said two ICE agents got out of their own vehicle, walked across the lot and tried to open Goldberg's car door.—
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“Grubbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grubbed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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