- present participle of labor.
laboring
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Agility, an Oregon-based company whose robots are already laboring within a Plexiglas cage at an auto-parts factory, recently announced plans to go public at a valuation of $2.5 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
That, plus his aversion to economic ideology, helped craft a reputation for the Fed as an independent, technocratic institution laboring to do a good job for the American people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
We know that underneath, we’re laboring frantically to keep going — sometimes, even just to stay afloat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Montiel, 62, said Chavez’s legacy continues to reverberate as the union has pushed for improved working conditions for people laboring in extreme heat, at times without adequate breaks or water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Even at night, the wrecks glowed with work, people laboring by torchlight as they continued the steady job of disassembly.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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