trials and tribulations
plural noun
formal
: difficult experiences, problems, etc.
the trials and tribulations of starting a new business
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Their relationship was first profiled in a 2008 documentary of the same name, before their trials and tribulations were adapted for the December 2025 movie, directed by Craig Brewer.
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Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein’s latest collaboration is a spiritual sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, once again putting an undeniably charming schemer through a nightmarish gauntlet of trials and tribulations to chase an impossible dream.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Shilpa takes us through all the trials and tribulations that went into creating this nostalgic recipe.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
While the play keeps things smartly in the Eighties, the most noticeable change is the cohort of fast-talking girlfriends who are ready to help Tess McGill through the trials and tribulations of a man’s world and corporate America.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein’s latest collaboration is a spiritual sequel to their 2019 masterpiece, once again putting an undeniably charming schemer through a nightmarish gauntlet of trials and tribulations to chase an impossible dream.
—Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025
Shilpa takes us through all the trials and tribulations that went into creating this nostalgic recipe.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
While the play keeps things smartly in the Eighties, the most noticeable change is the cohort of fast-talking girlfriends who are ready to help Tess McGill through the trials and tribulations of a man’s world and corporate America.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Trials and tribulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trials%20and%20tribulations. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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