arduous
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said about 90 firefighters were "working incredibly hard in arduous conditions" to bring under control a "large-scale, wind-driven" fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“It was a long and arduous process for Peacock to reach profitability, and this is obviously a very important step for their business, but one small step in a much larger journey,” Katz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Seaweed foraging on the rocky coastline at the edge of the Pacific Ocean can be arduous and dangerous, says Wu, whose passion has kept her going for more than half a century.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Give them a big enough token budget and they’ll try everything under the sun, no matter how arduous and improbable.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
Then began the arduous work of raising the cellblock.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing arduous
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Grade 10, List 2
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