industrious
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Always an industrious worker, his oeuvres ranged from stage set design to photography and printmaking.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Montreal’s mascot was Amik, the industrious Canadian beaver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
He was industrious his entire life, eventually starting the fast-food chain known today as Chick-fil-A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
But you don’t have to be quite that industrious to pull this off.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2025
She was industrious, which is to say she did the work that fell to her without complaint, and to the best of her ability, too.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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