diligent
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Avoiding price increases for consumers will require diligent utility commissioners who scrutinize spending plans and push for the grid to be used more efficiently, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
My best guess is that Cassidy and Kaine themselves — being the intelligent and diligent legislators they are — would prefer a serious approach and offer this proposal simply to move their colleagues to action.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
I had to be more diligent about closing windows on the Neo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Gauci suggests the "quite remarkable" notebook suggests Geisel had been "studious" and was doing "diligent work".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
I had made a hurried but diligent search which I finally abandoned, telling myself I’d be back for it later.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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