arduous
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Sybilla Masters, who lived in colonial Pennsylvania, invented machinery that mechanized the time-consuming, arduous task of pounding corn by hand into usable meal or flour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Acquiring security clearances remained a long and arduous process.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
That said, the S&P 500 is only down around 0.45% from last Friday’s close, despite what Fundstrat’s Tom Lee described as a “painful and arduous week” for investors.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
After an arduous, nearly two month long journey hiking through Thailand, Geumseong eventually made it to Seoul.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The road from hunting to husbandry is long and arduous.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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