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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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Oil refineries in big consuming countries like South Korea or Japan need time to conduct compliance and legal due diligence to buy Iranian crude, said Tom Reed, head of oil market analysis at Argus Media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“The District takes seriously its responsibility to conduct due diligence when we are made aware of any allegations of wrongdoing and takes appropriate action when necessary.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

And these furtive ads are so prevalent that mere diligence in scrolling or brush-ups on digital literacy aren’t sufficient solutions.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

He replied it’s a “set it and forget it” situation as he urged investors to perform their own due diligence.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

The sheer difficulty they had obtaining the information suggested that most investors were simply skipping this stage of their due diligence.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

One of the due diligences will include on the safety culture in Newcrest mines, the company said.

From Reuters Apr. 27, 2023

There is no necessity for hiring a private carriage, as there is a regular service of diligences the whole way.

From An Impromptu Ascent of Mont Blanc by Mesurier, W. H. le

At stated times diligences run the twelve miles between Palma and Valldemosa, and the charge is only sevenpence-halfpenny.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart

Once in the early morning, and once again about five o’clock in the evening, were they momentarily galvanised out of their listlessness by the arriving and departing diligences.

From Above the Snow Line by Dent, Clinton Thomas

Two diligences painted blue, as well as other vehicles, had arrived from Genoa and Nice.

From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy




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