as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
the donkeywork involved in setting up one's own start-up software firm
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The Federal Election Commission states corporations and labor organizations are allowed to make donations to an inaugural committee and contributions are not subject to any limits.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025 -
Automation at the plant, which opened during the pandemic five years ago, has resulted in fewer finger injuries, near total lemon usage (up from 40% when done manually), and saved around 10,000 labor hours per day.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
9 Jan. 2025
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TikTok mounted a last-ditch effort at the Supreme Court on Friday meant to stop a ban of the app set to take effect within days -- but the platform's arguments may have landed with a thud.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday blasted the city over a recent budget cut that has hampered the department’s ongoing firefighting efforts.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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This reflects the legacy of slavery, discrimination and uneven economic development over generations.—
Tom Kemeny,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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The site, which documents the legacy of slavery in America, uses first-person narratives, art, educational exhibits, and interactive media to tell a comprehensive story.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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Interviewed two days later at the side of the Pacific Coast Highway, Edwards still bore the marks of the struggle.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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The average cost for a child’s diapers is about $1,200 a year, and half the families in the U.S. struggle to afford them, according to the National Diaper Bank Network.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Woll showing signs of fatigue This isn’t a surprise given Woll entered this season having played just 36 regular-season games in the NHL.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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In a landscape of dating app fatigue and romance scams, the anachronistic-seeming personals section — which is thriving in Vermont — can look like the way of the dating future.—
Wendy Lu,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The work is difficult, with the players’ hair soaked with sweat and matted by their helmets.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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All the blood, sweat, and tears of someone desperately holding on to their fading glory remains, however.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
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In Coppola’s film, there’s Mary-Anne (Brenda Song), who is younger but has been with Le Razzle Dazzle long enough to be jaded by the grind.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2025
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Drip coffee is made with a coarse coffee grind, and the cold brew is brewed similarly but at a slightly lower temperature.—
Jaina Grey,
WIRED,
12 Jan. 2025
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This, in some ways, underlined Watkins’ toils; scoring but more cautious, less sure of himself.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The on-pitch toil from Sean Dyche’s team merited such a response, but now the hard work starts in earnest for all, including TFG.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Donkeywork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donkeywork. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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