industriousness
Example Sentences
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No-one doubts the extraordinary drive and industriousness of the Vietnamese people, nor To Lam's determination to break out of the middle income trap.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Constable wanted to give landscape subjects the stature of history painting so he constructed nature as a historical motif of English industriousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The Utah Legislature last winter approved a simplified design that still includes a beehive, a symbol of the prosperity and industriousness of its Mormon pioneers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023
State media celebrated the industriousness of the 1,000 workers who toiled without vacations this spring to finish one of the world’s largest coal-fired power plants in southeastern China in time for summer.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023
When an adult member of the community applied for a spouse, the committee pondered for months, sometimes even years, making the selection, matching the characteristics—energy level, intelligence, industriousness, other traits—that would make two people compatible.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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