methodical

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It was this methodical jigsaw of footage that allowed police to arrest McCullagh for a second time and seize his computer.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

Herschel was particularly interested in the creation of biological organisms—and his methodical mind broke the problem down to its two basic components.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee