labor
noun
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
has been laboring
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present perfect progressiveof labor (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Spirit has been laboring to emerge from its second trip to bankruptcy in less than a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Rickard’s Northern Wintu claim roughly 560 certified members, but like many groups across America, the tribe has been laboring for years and still has not received formal recognition from the U.S. government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based chain has been laboring under more than $3 billion of long-term borrowings.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
For years a sad community of union activists and finance geeks has been laboring tirelessly to outlaw its worst abuses.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2022
Even in the ranks of our opponents Wordsworth has been laboring in our behalf.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various
