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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Motion capture has long been one of the most expensive and labor-intensive parts of AAA game development.
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Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Jacob Schatz Why returns are destroyed Figuring out which returns are fraudulent and which are ready for re-sale is labor-intensive and item specific, experts said.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference about the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting areas with high immigrant populations and labor-intensive industries.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
This little science project to make the prosciutto rings is the most labor-intensive part of the recipe.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Jacob Schatz Why returns are destroyed Figuring out which returns are fraudulent and which are ready for re-sale is labor-intensive and item specific, experts said.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference about the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting areas with high immigrant populations and labor-intensive industries.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
This little science project to make the prosciutto rings is the most labor-intensive part of the recipe.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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