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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The labor-intensive process of converting play calls into diagrams has also proven to be a fertile learning ground for the crop of coaches that have come up under them.
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement agencies across the country have turned to artificial intelligence to automate labor-intensive tasks, from recognizing biometric identifiers to tracking vehicles to finding leads within thousands of pieces of evidence.
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But in practice, early users say that autonomy remains fragile, unpredictable, and labor-intensive to manage.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Some state and federal agencies are beginning to do the labor-intensive genealogy work that follows, Gurney said, but the vast majority of that research is done with assistance from a patchwork of nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies and at least one school — Ramapo.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Law enforcement agencies across the country have turned to artificial intelligence to automate labor-intensive tasks, from recognizing biometric identifiers to tracking vehicles to finding leads within thousands of pieces of evidence.
—Sarah Lapidus, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
But in practice, early users say that autonomy remains fragile, unpredictable, and labor-intensive to manage.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Some state and federal agencies are beginning to do the labor-intensive genealogy work that follows, Gurney said, but the vast majority of that research is done with assistance from a patchwork of nonprofit organizations, for-profit companies and at least one school — Ramapo.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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