arduous

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He agrees that tech should help to “relieve humans of arduous, repetitive or dangerous tasks” and “provide intelligent support,” but also warns of growing A.I.-induced inequality, which exacerbates poverty and forced migration.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Michele Hanisee has been doing everything in her power to expedite the arduous process of rebuilding her Altadena home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

More than a year earlier, he had completed his second arduous journey to the foothills of the inactive volcano of Chimborazo, in Ecuador, to make preparatory drawings and oil sketches for this roughly 10-foot-wide work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Matthijs de Ligt might be out with a back injury but once fit, there is a belief he too can cope with the rigours of a more arduous season.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Pine trees flanked the road, fewer than I remembered and many of them bare, but it was good to see trees again after the arduous drive through the Khyber Pass.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini