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meticulous

[muh-tik-yuh-luhs] / məˈtɪk yə ləs /


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The pickleball-equipment market alone was valued at $1.61 billion in 2024, and is projected to grow to $3.1 billion by 2031, per Meticulous Research.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Meticulous in his habits and wedded to his routines, George loves the sterile formality of the police interview room, where, unmoved by the emotional outbursts of others, he patiently sifts fact from fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Meticulous rehearsals for the procession were carried out by marching around a replica route with landmarks such as the Cenotaph marked out with traffic cones.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

Meticulous dissection of these specimens revealed 17,702 parasites that were members of 85 different species, allowing Dr. Wood and her colleagues to infer how population abundance has changed over time.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2023

He could read the trade mark on the jar, and the slogan: "For the Meticulous Man".

From Deadly City by Fairman, Paul W.




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