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painstakingly

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Painstakingly, Bharat and Ashwin soaked up the pressure, rode their luck and inched the score onwards.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2024

Painstakingly cataloging the associated patterns of neuronal activity is simply beyond the reach of contemporary neuroscience.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2023

Painstakingly, the JET team worked out what was going on.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 9, 2022

Painstakingly collecting eelgrass shoots for DNA analysis, Dr. Foster predicted that eelgrass meadows with a longer-term otter presence should have higher levels of genetic diversity.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Painstakingly, she lifted her head from the pillow and gazed directly at one child after another.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix