painstakingly
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The front-desk agent painstakingly explained all the inclusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
That meant artists Oscar Leon and Omri Amrany had to painstakingly join approximately 100 separate dreadlocks into the sculpture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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 picked them up, took the fid off the can, and painstakingly pulled the bag out while trying not to make very much noise.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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