labor
noun
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
are laboring
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present progressiveof labor.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But these bull-market apologists are laboring under a fundamental misunderstanding of bubbles: They don’t trace to weak earnings per se, but to how far ahead of those earnings the market rises.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Workers are laboring in 95 degree heat, surrounded by toxic soil.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
Obelcz said caseworkers at the agency are laboring under heavy caseloads that have gotten “significantly worse” in recent years, reaching double or more the recommended levels.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Beyond that, Ukraine has warned that plant workers are laboring under exhausting, dangerous conditions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
I tell you, my dear fellow," replied Andrews, earnestly, "that you are laboring under a most unpleasant hallucination.
From The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller by Allan Pinkerton
