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travails

  • plural of travail.
  • present tense form of travail (3rd person singular).

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Unlike Alexander, the vice president’s travails are a result of his own doing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

That and oil price buoyancy pushed the peso up 10% against the dollar this year despite budgetary travails.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

You can be scared into saving by reading the travails of a person who has realized that they’ve been left behind with Social Security and little else.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Any success for England coach Brendon McCullum at this tournament has come with the caveat of the winter's Ashes travails in Australia.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

Instead, she monitored our moods and bore benevolent witness to whatever travails or triumphs a day might bring.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama