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methodical

[muh-thod-i-kuhl] / məˈθɒd ɪ kəl /


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But it’s not just methodical about the companies it acquires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Institutional rules and norms, on the other hand, give bishops incentives to be methodical and cautious.

From Slate Jun. 8, 2026

Knight and Bouchier were predictably more methodical - with strike rates of 81.8 and 65.5 - at the crease when they could have shown some fearless aggression.

From BBC May 25, 2026

“We don’t know if it’s going to conclude today, as I mentioned, it’s a methodical step each each time we get something, we go in another direction. We get something, we pursue that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Dad is methodical, examining each item before he adds it to our cart.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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