laborious
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Exhausting, laborious, oppressive, but three points and hope.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Even if the framework deal comes together, the U.S. and Iran are still facing months of laborious negotiations—with the real risk that the process could devolve into fruitless talks or collapse altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 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
Most of what I do is drawing, because the preparation of the surface, the laborious underpainting and detailed concentration of egg tempera are too much for me.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing laborious
Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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