RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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Done with sustained care and attention to detail.

adjective

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painstaking

Her painstaking restoration revealed the original pattern.
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Matching the objects with the original loan forms was painstaking work because several descriptions used older titles.
From Care That Can Be Checked.
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