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arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs, ahr-dyoo-] / ˈɑr dʒu əs, ˈɑr dyu- /


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Because it’s such an arduous effort for Newsom to read, what he does read is emblazoned on his mind in seeming perpetuity.

From Los Angeles Times

Originally released in September 1975, the Floyd’s ninth album had the arduous fate of being released as the follow-up LP to “The Dark Side of the Moon,” the band’s critically acclaimed juggernaut.

From Salon

The tram offers hikers who don’t feel like taking the strenuous Cactus to Clouds route: From the tram’s Mountain Station, you can hike 10 miles out and back, which shaves off about 10 arduous miles.

From Los Angeles Times

Toiling in newly opened textile mills was arduous, as some diarists wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prepping your menu doesn’t have to — and shouldn’t — be an arduous endeavor.

From Salon