vigilant
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Economists are vigilant for signs that energy-price increases caused by the Iran war are spreading into other industries and pushing up prices more broadly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He urged security services to be "extra vigilant" and increase their presence at transport hubs and other locations across the country.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Mostly, he insisted, the unhoused neighbors were vigilant stewards, and helped with sweeping and trash pickup and the like; “99 percent of the time it was working great,” he said.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
“That also teaches us that some of the greatest moral figures can be deeply flawed and that we have to be forever vigilant and demanding.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
I kept a vigilant watch, sometimes rising in the small hours of the night to gaze out at the moonlit lanes and hedgerows.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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