arduousness

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In the 1930s, however, radio — which was more transformative than what it paved the way for: television — became, Stirewalt says, a passively absorbed alternative to the comparative arduousness of literacy.

From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2022

At the same time, the uncommonness of his big-picture analysis and the apparent difficulty of tracking down Cops’ more reluctant participants speak to their arduousness.

From Slate • May 24, 2019

Just as Gary Cooper’s pained performance in “High Noon” has been attributed to the star’s health problems, it is tempting to see Newman’s contemptuous iciness as enhanced by the arduousness of the shoot.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2015

The arduousness of the career and the elusiveness of its rewards result in some other common characteristics, which Johnson enumerates: determination, passion, and innovative thinking.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2014

He is in good spirits, and dwells with emphasis on the length and arduousness of the marches made by his troops since he left Murfreesboro.

From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by Beatty, John