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zealous

[zel-uhs] / ˈzɛl əs /


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The dolls became so hard to come by that some were resold for as much as 20 times their retail prices, while zealous fans traveled to China to hunt down fast-selling goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

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

From Slate • May 9, 2025

They will likely be his most zealous foot soldiers and enforcers.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2025

Wintergreen and were sped along by him in zealous observance of regulations.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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