painstaking
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The homeowners collaborated with the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy on a painstaking, down-to-the-studs restoration and modernization of the space.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Auen and Walker delight in trickling real historical information — the result of painstaking research they both conducted studying the Chronovisor — through the film at a slow but steady, always compelling pace.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mr. Rebeiro’s painstaking analysis pays off here: Liberty could govern interpretation only when the text plausibly bears the proposed meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meagher said council teams and engineers had carried out "painstaking" work in order to make the site safe.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It is, above all, arduous, painstaking work that calls for an intense effort, perseverance, stamina, fortitude, will power, serious knowledge and great mastery.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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