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punctiliousness





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Schlossberg’s inexperience and total lack of punctiliousness would make him a horrible candidate for mayor, president, governor, even comptroller.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Meyer’s punctiliousness took hold when he was in his late teens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2016

Even for the non-specialist, it’s impossible to thumb through “Fine Lines” without catching an infectious sense of punctiliousness married to passion.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2016

Where the walking rope line was often a long drawn out affair, the senator is now whisked out of venues with a military punctiliousness somewhat at odds with is free-wheeling reputation.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 9, 2016

It was not high principle nor any absurd punctiliousness on his part that made him decline.

From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson




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