painstakingly
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Seats that I painstakingly secured via a lengthy online chat disappeared by the time I arrived at the airport and I had to fight to retrieve them without paying a fee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
And FBI agents, who have aided in the immigration sweeps, would normally spend months or years painstakingly amassing evidence before making arrests.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
That may have been a result of the weather, but it also gave the concert an immediacy that more painstakingly scripted shows lack.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
He painstakingly watched the game tape and, sure enough, he had scored 31 points.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Then he made it his home away from home and began painstakingly to learn the town from the ground up, while searching for a family whose experience would carry a narrative.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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