painstaking
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But Abeer said the painstaking selection of artifacts, which have never been in the same room before, was done without any political interference.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
This is, to put it plainly, the stuff of well-considered emotional rawness, painstaking portraiture of our collective pasts.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
A painstaking three days were spent examining the skeleton in situ before he was removed, with all but a small toe bone recovered.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
But that involves painstaking efforts across multiple fronts that, wherever possible, need to move with, not against, market forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“I know it’s a complex topic, and I’ll be sure to go over painstaking details at a later time, after we clean up the mess you made, but right now...”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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