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Which animal is often used to symbolize diligent activity?

diligent

[dil-i-juhnt] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒənt /


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"Helen was well respected. She was diligent and hard working," Grant told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

County Sheriff’s Department — could have affected their ability to engage in the surrogacy process, if a surrogacy firm conducted a diligent background check of the aspiring parents, according to two civil attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

There are many budgeting rules of thumb designed to put diligent consumers in a solid financial position.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The elderly Douglass insisted that the country needed not new founding principles but the diligent application of those principles it already possessed without distinctions of race, sex, color or religion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

After a short conversation, Clare had learned that the turtle spent his life as a beaver’s apprentice, and while he’d never been the fastest builder in the pond, he’d been the most diligent.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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