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laborious

[luh-bawr-ee-uhs] / ləˈbɔr i əs /




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Regulatory shortcuts exist that would allow the FDA to skip the more laborious approval process.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“While we have tried to simplify the underlying concepts behind the Ontology model, building and implementing an Ontology in a large enterprise is a laborious process,” the analysts say.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The pharma giants will still have other moats, notably the laborious regulatory and testing regime as well as distribution.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

As a result, the interaction feels, and actually is, more laborious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Sometimes I imagine leaving, going home to see Mother and Adah, at least, but the logistics of money and travel and a passport are too laborious even to imagine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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