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the travail
noun
Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
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The travail of life on Earth was merely preparation for a better existence hereafter.
That, and her dry sense of humor, kept the travail of childhood in perspective.
It will be so sweet, it will make all the travail worth it".
"The best course for both side was to lay down their arms and avoid the travail and cost of continued litigation," Mr. Bicks said.
And we on earth have an inkling, but are really quite unable to imagine the light that we will enter, after we have survived the travail of death.
But it is something we have to do, so that the story of the hunt will also reflect the agony, the travail — the bravery, even, of the lions.
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Then the travails of the Tribune Company.
The quicksand represents the travails of life.
Despite the travails, Greeks remain welcoming.
Consider the travails of Sun Microsystems.
The travails of adolescence, in cartoons.
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