punctual
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Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
The bakery runs on its own kind of liturgy: a punctual 10:30 a.m. batch, and a second that might appear anytime between 4:30 and 6, the sort of unpredictability you start building your afternoon around.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
"Our personnel must be prompt and punctual in reporting to duty, but it has become extremely difficult for them to secure fuel just to commute to work," Dr Issa Guido tells the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
“I learned a lot from Lupita and the way to conduct oneself in an environment like that. She’s punctual, brave, fearless and knows exactly what she wants and what she doesn’t want.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
For these he was still very punctual as a rule, and he seldom failed to wake up in time for them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing punctual
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