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
"I am deeply grateful to the Commission for their unceasing efforts to find the Disappeared, and for their painstaking efforts to help ease these families' long suffering," said Hilary Benn.
From BBC • May 26, 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
Howe dedicated himself to inventing a sewing machine, a painstaking effort, even with support from a family friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“You can’t! All your work . . .” I knew what it meant to her, the painstaking hours she’d labored over it.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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