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But people must document 80 monthly hours of work, study, rehabilitation or volunteering to be eligible for Georgia’s Pathways program, and enrollment has plodded, with fewer than 1,100 people signed up through October.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Nasri, who has plodded around all night, is the man he replaces.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

Despite that, she has plodded along, trying to think of every way she can for finding avenues that could lead to identifying Granby Girl.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2015

The suit has plodded on for almost two years, after Holder refused to comply with House subpoenas digging into a disputed ATF undercover operation aimed at gun traffickers on the Mexican border.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2013

There is no friend like the old one with whom you went birdnesting in your youth, the friend that has plodded along life's road with you shoulder to shoulder.

From Dollars and Sense by Hunter, William Crosbie