laborious
Example Sentences
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After a laborious setup of some 40 minutes, Blanc finally starts nosing around the scene.
“The negotiation process is laborious but critical to ensure our contracts address the needs of our employees,” Jackie Goldberg, president of the Los Angeles Unified school board, said in a statement.
From New York Times
It made the production more laborious, but the results — soft, textured images of wide roads, snowy mountains and grassy plains, all shimmering with light, dust and shadow — made it worth it.
From New York Times
“The negotiation process is laborious but critical to ensure our contracts address the needs of our employees. I am thankful to everyone who sat at the table and came to this agreement.”
From Los Angeles Times
That technology, and the increase in team departments such as scouting and analytics, has decreased some of the most laborious prep work.
From Los Angeles Times
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