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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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Cinderella-style villains aside, companies doing their diligence may reach out to people you wish they wouldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“He grew more confident with each pass on his drawing, and realized ... that much of the rightness of the drawing, of any drawing, came through time and diligence and discernment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

For its part, Palantir’s board said the company has its own due diligence processes and evaluates the risks involved in customer engagements.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Yu said Pure Living did "careful due diligence", including money laundering checks.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“Their diligence, attention and decency of deportment, afforded me, at the time, much satisfaction.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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