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labored

[ley-berd] / ˈleɪ bərd /


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They appeared to agree on Meta’s culpability by Friday, but labored through Tuesday to hash out a decision for Google, delivering their verdict just after 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Lamarck labored professionally under the modest title of professor of insects and worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The connection between Douglass’s fame, Assing’s death and the chemical composition of a poison might be somewhat labored, but Ms. Popova sells it as a portrait of cosmic interconnectedness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Since then, Budig has labored tirelessly to stoke enthusiasm for Summers’ book among her Inky Phoenix community members.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The idea that tens of thousands of people who labored, cooked meals, and ran households could rise up and leave—or worse—was a nightmare.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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