laborious
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Scientists are also trying to fight disease, though that's an expensive and laborious endeavour, which for most species buys only a little more time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Everyone I spoke with described the current process of tracing foodborne illnesses as laborious and slow and hampered by an absence of a unified approach.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
I do fear that if you start selling your friends’ goods without their help, the sale will begin to feel more laborious than fun.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
But the process of limiting the use of technology can be laborious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Other instances are Eli Whitney’s 1794 invention of his cotton gin to replace laborious hand cleaning of cotton grown in the U.S.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing laborious
Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
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