painstakingly
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The equivalent of 10,000 coins have been painstakingly removed from the Giant's Causeway following years of visitors jamming them between the columns.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Gus was excavated and assembled over five years by a team at Theropoda Expeditions, which painstakingly documented where each piece was found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
They were painstakingly close to achieving one of the tournament's great upsets against Argentina, leading 2-0 with just minutes left to play before the defending champions staged an astonishing 3-2 comeback win.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The novel unfolds like an oral storytelling tradition, driven by a voice that Sarris painstakingly crafted, evoking his conversation with McKay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
As we painstakingly descended the stairs, they kept up a steady stream of small talk.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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