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scrupulous

[skroo-pyuh-luhs] / ˈskru pyə ləs /


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Even at Robinhood, one of the least scrupulous brokerages, someone who wants to trade stock options needs to go through at least a nominal approval process.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Snehal Desai’s direction is politically clear-eyed and scrupulous.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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

The blocks were dean—for the sportsmen of those days considered that, if you went in for blood sports, it was your duty to conceal the beastliness with scrupulous care.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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