manual labor
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The company said the change will increase visibility throughout its small-package delivery network, while increasing delivery accuracy and reducing the manual labor needed to scan individual parcels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
When he came to the U.S. from Costa Rica about 40 years ago, he did manual labor during wine harvests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
“You have a lot of manual labor that involves very heavy moving of objects and people can get cut. People can get hurt,” said Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
In the 1970s, when the current rules were written, the official said, many more jobs involved manual labor, but in the internet age that isn’t true anymore.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
I was sick of thinking, so instead of trying to figure out where I'll get 250 liters of water, I did some manual labor.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
