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punctual

[puhngk-choo-uhl] / ˈpʌŋk tʃu əl /


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Nora resides among an assortment of odd-duck tenants, feeding daily breakfast to a punctual seagull she names Father Conway and finding secular outlets for her abiding curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Switzerland is renowned for its extensive and punctual rail network, with frequent services between cities, towns and even villages.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

The bakery runs on its own kind of liturgy: a punctual 10:30 a.m. batch, and a second that might appear anytime between 4:30 and 6, the sort of unpredictability you start building your afternoon around.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

Not an auspicious beginning to an hour-long conversation with England’s loudest and most punctual band.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2025

Appointments were strictly punctual; rarely was I on the comer as much as five minutes.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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