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arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs, ahr-dyoo-] / ˈɑr dʒu əs, ˈɑr dyu- /


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Infantry units are full of older men unfit for arduous combat missions.

From The Wall Street Journal

The gradual return of the hostages over several stages had been a complicated and arduous process for both sides.

From Barron's

City are close to completing the £20m signing of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi to bolster their defence, but the arduous schedule now appears to be catching up with their front players.

From BBC

You didn’t go wide but you went deep, and, when you finally made the choice, it came as the culmination of an arduous search.

From The Wall Street Journal

The story, divided into three chapters, follows the beginnings of the Shakers in Manchester, England, then their arduous transatlantic journey and how they settled in America.

From Los Angeles Times