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Brothers Juan Ramone, 40, and Rafael Ramone, 45, instead will be toiling on a 32-acre plot of farmland in Fishers, growing tomatoes and cucumbers for local food pantries.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2018

The Briton will be toiling flat out on May Day, the international workers' holiday, to deny his German rival a seventh successive win and fourth of the sport's longest ever season.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2016

Their average age is 31, and many will be toiling in distant places long after Graham is gone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still, working on a '90s-style gang is no picnic: inmates will be toiling through 12-hour workdays in the hot Alabama sun, serving sentences as long as 90 days.

From Time Magazine Archive