time-consuming

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Recent Examples of time-consuming Moreover, manufacturing the prescription lenses for the Aura RX model is a very time-consuming process that Chamelo may not have fully perfected. PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 Business owners said that would essentially mean submitting reports for every transaction, which would become prohibitively time-consuming. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 Manatee rescues can be difficult, time-consuming endeavors. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Traditional career coaching can be expensive and time-consuming. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Harvard Business Review, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time-consuming
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  • That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.
    New York Times, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019

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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-consuming. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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