dutifully

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It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Determined to give her niece a stable upbringing, Aunt Irene unhappily but dutifully left a comfortable life in Ohio to return to her small-minded hometown in the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We bought into that idea and dutifully paid mortgages on numerous houses over the course of our marriage.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

He didn’t gloat when coaches dutifully dropped to the court to pay the push-up price.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

I drew two triangles against the ridged surface for the eyes, which Mr. Pirzada dutifully carved, and crescents for eyebrows, and another triangle for the nose.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri