laboring

Example Sentences

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They were checking on their fleets of AI assistants to make sure they were still laboring away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"For decades, while laboring in the vineyards of the community, he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all," the Democrat said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The author observes that “workers under the OT generally suffered the worst possible conditions because the agency specialized in construction,” which meant laboring outside in extreme weather, even while sick, underfed and exhausted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Exposure to pesticides and laboring in extreme heat are problematic for all farmworkers, but the long-term effects on the neurological system and vital organs can be more pronounced for younger laborers, according to medical experts.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

At the opposite end of the kitchen Mercy, having generously alloted to Kit the primer readers, was laboring with the beginners.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare