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During that time Joshua Zirkzee has also managed just one goal in 16 games for a United side that has toiled in the final third of the pitch.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

If Matson has shined in the field hockey spotlight, Casparius has toiled in the baseball shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

The question has special resonance for Jess, who has toiled for 20 years to get that solo show.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Cunningham, in his fourth year leading the Raiders, has toiled away at this turnaround.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2022

He felt like a man who has toiled honestly and laboriously and been scandalously defrauded of the rewards of his industry.

From Grit Lawless by Young, F.E. Mills