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assiduous

[uh-sij-oo-uhs] / əˈsɪdʒ u əs /


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This is what Graham worked to prevent, in part through his assiduous sycophancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

As a KGB operative and then an assiduous apparatchik, he avoided attention.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

While he is destined to become the supreme governor of the Church of England, he isn’t an assiduous churchgoer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Powell’s assiduous outreach to his colleagues gives him a good overview of where the proverbial bodies are buried, giving colleagues ample time to voice their objections.

From Barron's ● Dec. 12, 2025

He also became known as the most assiduous and creative hunter of new elements in history, credited with the discovery or codiscovery of twelve transuranics.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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