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labor at

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labor at something
to work hard at something. He is laboring at his gardening and won't be back in the house until dinnertime. What are you laboring at so intensely?
See also: labor


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Laboring women often need rest or sleep after bedtime, or at other points in a long labor At these times, labor assistants can offer guidance about when it is appropriate for the mother to take a break, and when she may need sleep.
Contreras, who assumed the reins of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor at about the same time, has similarly refocused the local labor community and achieved a milestone when the Los Angeles City Council approved a living wage ordinance last year.
Samet represented the Department of Labor at meetings of the OECD and the WTO, including the Singapore and Seattle Ministerials.
 
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