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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Applications are time-consuming and labor-intensive.
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Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Then comes the most detailed and labor-intensive part of the process.
—Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
But progress is slow, labor-intensive, and expensive.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Adobe is launching new generative AI tools that can automate labor-intensive production tasks like editing large batches of images and translating video presentations.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
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Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Then comes the most detailed and labor-intensive part of the process.
—Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
But progress is slow, labor-intensive, and expensive.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Adobe is launching new generative AI tools that can automate labor-intensive production tasks like editing large batches of images and translating video presentations.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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