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  • past tense form of labor.
  • past participle of labor.
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labored

[ley-berd] / ˈleɪ bərd /


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These unsung masters labored on the magnificent frescoes that cover virtually every inch of the two-story Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Last Thanksgiving, Megan Thee Stallion labored for days to prepare an elaborate holiday dinner for then-boyfriend Klay Thompson and his family.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2026

Another concerned a sort of command center where workers labored “to make the internet as bad as we can possibly get it.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2026

The connection between Douglass’s fame, Assing’s death and the chemical composition of a poison might be somewhat labored, but Ms. Popova sells it as a portrait of cosmic interconnectedness.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

“How is it I can understand you and you can understand me?” the creature in the shadows said in between heavy, labored breaths.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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