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labored

[ley-berd] / ˈleɪ bərd /


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The Eastern District of California said the time it spent reviewing her alleged misconduct was a “waste of limited time and judicial resources in a district that has labored under a longstanding caseload crisis.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Since then, Budig has labored tirelessly to stoke enthusiasm for Summers’ book among her Inky Phoenix community members.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

For 15 years, Carter labored in the Valley of the Kings on the banks of the Nile opposite modern-day Luxor, seeking a pharaoh’s tomb that hadn’t been robbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

No gene, no message, and no protein labored in vain.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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