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

"I am a diligent recycler, I really try. But we've noticed that actually they seem to bung it all in the same van," she says.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

Even in that last battle, he had been well served by what he called the “honest, sensible and diligent men” of Americas first intelligence service.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen