labor-intensive
adjective
la·bor-in·ten·sive
ˈlā-bər-in-ˌten(t)-siv 
: having high labor costs per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure on labor than in capital
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Fish care, for instance, was repeatedly cited as being far more delicate and labor-intensive than anticipated.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Because the 75-ton array proved incredibly labor-intensive and expensive to schlep from show to show, the group retired it in October 1974.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The kitchen is the heart of the home—and often the messiest and most labor-intensive to clean.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
The conversation also touches on AI, with Stall identifying its dual role: reducing production costs for creators and optimizing financial operations—especially in areas like royalty calculations and revenue waterfalls, which are traditionally labor-intensive and prone to disputes.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 July 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Because the 75-ton array proved incredibly labor-intensive and expensive to schlep from show to show, the group retired it in October 1974.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
The kitchen is the heart of the home—and often the messiest and most labor-intensive to clean.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
The conversation also touches on AI, with Stall identifying its dual role: reducing production costs for creators and optimizing financial operations—especially in areas like royalty calculations and revenue waterfalls, which are traditionally labor-intensive and prone to disputes.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 July 2025
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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