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scrupulous

[skroo-pyuh-luhs] / ˈskru pyə ləs /


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DePetro isn’t especially scrupulous about what he allows on his social feeds.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Knowing that Viollet-le-Duc’s restorations were based on scrupulous archaeological research, we naturally expect his drawings to be technical in nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Nonetheless, the portfolio’s impressive return reminds us of the need to cultivate scrupulous objectivity when digesting the financial news.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Not as someone with a shred of sympathy, or as a dogged and scrupulous seeker of truth and justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

He gave a scrupulous accounting to his brother and very soon plunged back into the routine of cockfights.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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