methodical

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So anything can happen in the ring, of course, but someone as methodical and disciplined as Usyk is unlikely to repeat Fury's errors.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“I think I’m confident because there’s no exact science on ramping up early and success, or being methodical and not participating to result in success during the season,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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

As a lifelong pragmatist, I would always counsel a slow approach, the methodical checking of boxes.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama