painstaking
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Metro board member Fernando Dutra said the agency had been working through a painstaking process to bring systems back online, an effort that continues.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
And as much as we might think innovations happen fast—perhaps true in software but rarely in other areas—Bell Labs’ example shows that breakthroughs often happen slowly, and with painstaking effort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
"A traditional minesweeper which is conducting slow, painstaking work is going to find it tricky to hunt for mines and deactivate them if they are also under air and surface attack," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
When the U.S. has looked to clear mines in the past, it’s been a painstaking process.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
And even the most painstaking piece of craft does not deserve to be called a work of art unless it involves a leap of the imagination.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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