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laborious

[luh-bawr-ee-uhs] / ləˈbɔr i əs /




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Everyone I spoke with described the current process of tracing foodborne illnesses as laborious and slow and hampered by an absence of a unified approach.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Exhausting, laborious, oppressive, but three points and hope.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Cooking a full-fledged meal from scratch seems too laborious.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

I do fear that if you start selling your friends’ goods without their help, the sale will begin to feel more laborious than fun.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Almost a week later he’s still upset, and he writes to Theo and Jo about the “rather difficult and laborious hours” they’d spent together.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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