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zealous

[zel-uhs] / ˈzɛl əs /


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The announcement Wednesday of a concert series honoring the country’s 250th anniversary prompted a swift reaction, and it wasn’t from zealous fans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The reality is, zealous secondhand shoppers may be contributing to the problem.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 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 they knew that the Indians were too numerous to be reached by even the most zealous missionaries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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