intensive
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Because the carbon 14 analysis is extremely time intensive, the researchers first needed clues about when unusual solar activity may have occurred.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
But Finch was no stranger to intensive study, having pursued a master’s degree in politics during his playing days.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Authorities in Chad and Nigeria have not commented, but on Sunday Chad's presidency said it had carried out retaliatory "intensive air strikes" on Boko Haram strongholds.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
An Iranian moratorium on enriched uranium, after which enrichment would be limited to 3.67 percent, with intensive inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency;
From Slate • May 7, 2026
Briefly, at high population densities only a portion of the people came to be farmers, but they were mobilized to devote themselves to intensive food production, thereby yielding surpluses to feed nonproducers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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