as in labors
very hard or unpleasant work
in the "good old days" household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
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Noun
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There are a few ways parents can use AI to support their parenting efforts, according to Professor Xu—the first is by using AI as a source of information.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Both efforts ultimately failed to meet the 60% voter approval for passage.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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The male shadowed her, shivering after her full-bodied exertions above sandy pits where ripples of water flowed through.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the exhibition also shows that, even if only briefly, the exertions of Black people themselves brought McCabe’s vision to fruition.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Drudgeries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drudgeries. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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