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LABORIOUS
- Involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort.
- Usage: Story on massive effort needed to rid Iraq and other war-torn nations of landmines and other unexploded ordnance, including cluster bombs, that can pose a threat to civilians, especially children, for decades if not located, removed, and destroyed.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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ONUS
- Burden; obligation.
- Usage: Story on massive effort needed to rid Iraq and other war-torn nations of landmines and other unexploded ordnance, including cluster bombs, that can pose a threat to civilians, especially children, for decades if not located, removed, and destroyed.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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