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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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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

Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Araceli Molar de Barrios labored in the fields for nearly 30 years after arriving in the U.S. in 1995, two years after Chavez’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Lamarck labored professionally under the modest title of professor of insects and worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

For the rest of the night, Houseman and Stewart labored over the script, adding details, sprucing up dialogue, and building suspense.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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