painstaking
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Webb did so by embodying professional excellence, constructing his cases with analytical rigor, painstaking research, and courage.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
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
At the same time, low-paid workers there have long been carrying out the unseen and painstaking task of manually categorising the vast amounts of data used to train the world's AI tools.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
If he did something wrong, it was pointed out in painstaking detail.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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