scrupulous
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"Why should we be so scrupulous in declaring everything, if he were to be able to get away with this?" one said to me.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“He was scrupulous about not interfering in editorial business, but if you turned to him for counsel, he invariably offered judicious advice,” she said in an obituary released Tuesday night by the Newhouse family.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
DePetro isn’t especially scrupulous about what he allows on his social feeds.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026
Mr. Wallace is a scrupulous scholar, but such evidence isn’t always available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
No one complained because the men were very scrupulous about not tearing off the flowers until they were well withered.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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