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  • past tense form of labor.
  • past participle of labor.
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labored

[ley-berd] / ˈleɪ bərd /


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Thus far, however, this effort has yielded only a few dozen genetically modified long-haired mice, which evokes the Aesopian adage about the mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

These unsung masters labored on the magnificent frescoes that cover virtually every inch of the two-story Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Last Thanksgiving, Megan Thee Stallion labored for days to prepare an elaborate holiday dinner for then-boyfriend Klay Thompson and his family.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Araceli Molar de Barrios labored in the fields for nearly 30 years after arriving in the U.S. in 1995, two years after Chavez’s death.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

He held the boy and bent to hear the labored suck of air.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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