labor
noun
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
is laboring
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present progressiveof labor (3rd person singular).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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With two flagships already in the works and ahead of a Uranus mission in the queue, NASA’s planetary science division is laboring under an enormous amount of budgetary stress.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2023
It’s taking place in Washington, D.C., where Representative Kevin McCarthy of California is laboring mightily to become speaker of the House — a job he has long coveted.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2022
It’s been a bumpy start for both the player and the team, which is laboring in 13th place in the 18-team Bundesliga with a third of the season played.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
But many economists say incomes might be comparable, whether a worker is laboring in an oil field or a wind farm.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2021
Nothing could hasten more the progress of these reflections & sentiments which are secretly undermining the institution which this mistaken zeal is laboring to secure agst. the most distant approach of danger.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
