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I say this in the piece, that a not particularly industrious 16-year-old possesses the power to surveil on a level formerly reserved for the KGB.
WE’RE ALL FAMOUS NOWSEAN ILLINGNOVEMBER 15, 2021VOX
In the real world, wild animals are extra industrious — and not because of human prodding.
THE JOBS ANIMALS DOSOHINI DAS GUPTASEPTEMBER 5, 2021OZY
While the Pritom 7-inch tablet is a far cry from the dignified and industrious iPad, this budget-priced Android tablet for kids can accomplish the basics such as watching YouTube and playing games.
BEST TABLET FOR KIDS: IGNITE CREATIVITY AND LEARNING AT EVERY AGEBILLY CADDENJULY 26, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE
After all, that’s how all these sites came to exist in the first place, by industrious Americans driving upon nature and rutting back and forth until the turf was flat enough for a good night’s rest.
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My industrious father and grandfather both retired at 70 and, perhaps to their surprise, enjoyed it.
AFTER COVERING EVERYTHING FOR 52 YEARS, IT’S TIME TO SEE WHAT I MISSEDTHOMAS M. BOSWELLMAY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POST
A good neighbour and a regular church-goer, honest and industrious—let us hope that these qualities will be taken into account.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
An industrious housewife, she hummed the hymns of contentment and peace from morning till evening.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTT
There must be something wrong with a social system which permits one idle peer to ruin hundreds of industrious producers.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORD
An offer which Jane received from a very honest, industrious, and thrifty jeweler, aroused anew a mother's maternal solicitude.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTT
He complained that he had gone to see a great prince, and had found only an industrious shipwright.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
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WORDS RELATED TO INDUSTRIOUS

  • academic
  • assiduous
  • bookish
  • bookworm
  • busy
  • careful
  • contemplative
  • diligent
  • eager
  • earnest
  • hard-working
  • industrious
  • intellectual
  • learned
  • lettered
  • meditative
  • reflective
  • sedulous
  • serious
  • thoughtful
  • well-informed
  • well-read
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