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
Bamberger continued to spend his time doing manual labor on the ranch well into his 90s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
“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
On the lower end of skills and pay, apparel employment shriveled as Southern California garment makers focused on fashion and small quantities, eliminating tens of thousands of manual labor jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
Once manual labor ended, I had much more time for reading, but the books I had been using were now out-of-bounds.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
