laborious
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If that makes the outcome seem like a foregone conclusion, it ain’t necessarily so, thanks to Labour’s laborious internal democratic process.
From Salon • May 12, 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
She wanted to digitise and streamline those laborious tasks into a piece of tech that she can view on her cellphone or computer.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 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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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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