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conscientious

[kon-shee-en-shuhs, kon-see-] / ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si- /




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You are conscientious about what premarital assets remain separate, or not.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Apparently my 2 a.m. self is part snack-seeking raccoon, part conscientious housekeeper.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

And then this most conscientious of musicians began to cancel performances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

National Service was spent, like his father, as a conscientious objector.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

He appreciated the sheriffs answer; it cast a favorable moral light on his witness and gave him the authority of the conscientious man, for which there was ultimately no substitute.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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