as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort
it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now
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The risk is Sadiq doesn’t see a full workload as a rookie, struggles for targets while competing with Mitchell and others, and Geno Smith doesn’t bounce back.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Republicans have a tiny four-vote majority in the chamber, and the president’s party historically struggles in midterm balloting.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Add in Michael’s goth love interest, Star (Maria Wirries), and the musical strives to capture some of the cult appeal of the source musical, the plot of which David Hornsby and Chris Hoch’s book follows closely with one notable change.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Eurovision contest strives to put pop music before politics but has repeatedly been embroiled in world events.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Every man and woman who labors in the construction industry deserves that.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Drip irrigation also works well for containers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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One genius in the room works for OpenAI, a company currently valued at $852 billion.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Curate for a Wide Range of Audience Members Despite its moniker, the festival endeavors to program for a wide array of potential movie-goers.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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Unable to fix Caroline's problems, Linda endeavors to solve one of her own.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Digs (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs%20%28away%29. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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