diligent
Example Sentences
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I had to be more diligent about closing windows on the Neo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Gauci suggests the "quite remarkable" notebook suggests Geisel had been "studious" and was doing "diligent work".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
“This will hit unevenly,” Lau added, noting that big players have been diligent with recording Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes for their imports.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
“One thing that I admire most about Britt and her preparation for her sport is how diligent she is,” Knight said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
‘My master, Mr. John Hancock, Esquire, bids me leave these coins—one for each of the poor work-boys—hoping they will drink his health and be diligent at their benches.’Then he was gone.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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