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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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By neglecting to make individual determinations, the judge wrote, the city “failed to do its due diligence, making its actions arbitrary and capricious.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The judge said he had "let down the whole profession of solicitors whose professionalism and diligence the criminal justice system depends on daily".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Scouts will then complete further diligence on the players to reduce the list to a maximum of about six players.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“You shouldn’t be jumping into this head first without having done really strong due diligence on the products.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Kendra had rarely seen Seth demonstrate as much diligence as he did on the paintings.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

On entering Normandy, Master Lewis engaged passages on diligences, wherever a promise of a route amid pleasant scenery offered itself.

From Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands by Hezekiah Butterworth

Gross Laufingen has seen more stirring times than at present: it was a thriving post town once, a halting-place for all the diligences.

From The Giant's Robe by F. Anstey

There were also two or three omnibuses and diligences waiting to receive such persons as were intending to travel by the public conveyances.

From Rollo in Geneva by Jacob Abbott

Leathern aprons of ancient diligences split and seamed with alternate rain and drought.

From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett




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