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zealous

[zel-uhs] / ˈzɛl əs /


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Whereas Altman can be seen as a wheeler-dealer, racing to cut big deals to grow fast, Amodei staked out a comparably measured position—almost academic or, some might say, zealous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Unwittingly, zealous regulators have turned stock markets into the casinos that commissioner Crenshaw deplores.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

In Dumbarton the situation was stoked by zealous local ministers, with the Covenanter movement having considerable influence at the time.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

And yet he was so not zealous about this perfect past.

From Slate • May 9, 2025

In 1904, Bigheart sent a zealous young lawyer named John Palmer across the country “to keep his finger on the Washington pulse.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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