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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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The government has already released documents related to an earlier due diligence check carried out by a team at the Cabinet Office, which was sent to the prime minister on 11 December 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“Technology can assist legal practice, but it does not replace an attorney’s duty of competence, diligence, and honesty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A Treasury spokesman said that under Bessent’s leadership, “nothing has changed in regards to Cfius diligence, investigation, or enforcement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The financial strength of the conference is part of the reason some private-equity funds have been doing due diligence on the Big Ten, with hopes to invest in the conference itself.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

For instance, although she continued to discharge her professional duties with all her usual diligence, her general mood tended to undergo swings of a sort I had hitherto never witnessed.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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