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toils

  • present tense form
    of toil (3rd person singular).
    toil
    noun
    hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.

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CHERAW, S.C.—Inside a Schaeffler SHA0 -3.78%decrease; red down pointing triangle auto-parts factory, a most unusual worker toils away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

As Baraa toils on, he longs for a return to a normal life with prospects of more profitable employment.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

A large proportion of the work force toils on farms, for instance, and a relatively small part of it is employed in factories.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

Boyarsky toils in a back room drenched in natural light, her cat Roxy at her side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023

Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney