Example Sentences

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Workers have labored under these unjust policies for nearly a century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Reported in a paper in press at Physical Review Letters, the work would solve a homework problem that some theorists have labored over for decades.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024

Make no mistake: Past generations have labored and sacrificed for us to enjoy such curatorial privilege.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Academic studies cited by the FTC, the White House and the Treasury Department have found that as many as 38% of workers have labored under such a clause at some point in their working life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

"I have labored long to make it so. I am glad the Hand is pleased."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin