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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Gruel is an obsolete verb that meant to punish or exhaust. It was abandoned due to irritating puns at morning. It does persist as the participle grueling. Not everyone is aware of that, apparently, and they’ve found a suitable substitute that gets the idea across better than the now opaque original does.
Model trucks
I still have to run it through my crueling torture test.
Collaborative fiction
he hadn`t revealed any of his business secrets to Gracio during the crueling torture he underwent.
Body builders%
Work has been demanding lately, workouts have been crueling
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