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As the Belgians were laboring to a 1-0 win over Canada on Wednesday, the midfielder repeatedly lost his temper.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

And while area schools were laboring to get to their breaks safely by implementing testing and giving extra days off, this week has brought omicron-variant fears and more drastic measures.

From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2021

The show is set in 14th century Wales when people were laboring under the yoke of their English overlords.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2015

In the third period he benched Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan, who were laboring because of flu symptoms.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2014

Men were laboring with Mattocks & Axes & Picks & rustic Grubbing Hoes — & together they digged out & built up the Breastworks & Redoubts at the Eminence of the Hill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson