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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In total, the process took me about 10 minutes from start to finish; slicing up the strawberries was the most labor-intensive step.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 June 2024
These areas are seen as prime targets for innovation in the labor-intensive process of turning out trailers, key art and all manner of other materials for the technical needs of dozens of media platforms, not to mention copy in dozens of languages.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2024
Other benefits are outstanding abrasion and high contrast effects, low environmental impact and anti-staining properties, and a better bluish cast compared to pumice stone, without the labor-intensive process of removing it.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 12 June 2024
Unlike stir-fry dishes from China that come with a reputation of being fast, quick and easy, making zongzi is a very labor-intensive process.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 June 2024
These areas are seen as prime targets for innovation in the labor-intensive process of turning out trailers, key art and all manner of other materials for the technical needs of dozens of media platforms, not to mention copy in dozens of languages.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2024
Other benefits are outstanding abrasion and high contrast effects, low environmental impact and anti-staining properties, and a better bluish cast compared to pumice stone, without the labor-intensive process of removing it.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 12 June 2024
Unlike stir-fry dishes from China that come with a reputation of being fast, quick and easy, making zongzi is a very labor-intensive process.
—Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
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“Labor-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor-intensive. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.
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