methodical

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His approach to his mother’s secret is as methodical as his unraveling of Peggy’s murder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The cautious and methodical Congressional Budget Office has increasingly focused on how regulatory processes, especially permitting requirements, affect the pace and cost of building infrastructure and expanding productive capacity.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Both leaders came with lofty goals, yet discussed methodical steps that included a 50 percent cut in strategic nuclear arms, with the ultimate target of abolishing the entire global nuclear stockpile by the year 2000.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

If the Patriots can avoid the turnovers and establish a methodical tempo, they can inch away with field goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Then he swept the floor, washed the tables, and rubbed down the bar, moving with a methodical efficiency.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss