He hated the drudgery of his job.
in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
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Many leaders are rightly enthusiastic about how AI can help reduce burnout, eliminate drudgery and free people up for more meaningful work.—
Carrie Varoquiers,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026 Sea Rangers offer a Swiss Army knife’s dexterity, pursuing government contracts across the European Union and United Kingdom to tackle the tedium of climate compliance and the drudgery of clearing those backlogs.—
Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026 Tech giants have argued that AI will benefit society by creating new jobs and making people more productive, handling digital drudgery like sifting through emails, writing code, editing photos and catching up on the news.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026 Each chapter delves into a different bodily experience that Maglaque herself has lived, from pregnancy to desire to drudgery.—
Literary Hub,
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