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Unglamorous preparations
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spadework
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Most of the spadework in the research was done by grad students. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As things are, he has not only to invent his method, but also do most of the spadework for himself. ▪ By 1981 much of the intellectual ...
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n. dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
Usage examples of spadework.
While Edward works on that, the rest of us need to concentrate on the spadework to prepare public opinion.
It's rugged: no amenities waiting, no pre-implant spadework done, no further tech support coming after you get there.
Like the others who had done their spadework, like the others who had spread the word, she was to be kept alive, perhaps forever.
A whole year of detailed spadework, right down to little touches such as the banner over the Leo Rich Theater, announcing TUCSON WELCOMES THE HARD QUESTION CONFERENCE.