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diligently

[dil-i-juhnt-lee] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒənt li /




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VW said at the time it diligently investigates possible human-rights issues in its supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

For years, Mandy Woods diligently made payments toward her $65,000 in student debt, even though she considered the degrees she had earned to be “useless” and “very expensive” pieces of paper.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The quarterback has worked diligently to change his shotgun stance, now putting his left foot in front of his right, and has sped up his decision making to get the ball to playmakers in space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Veerle Bergink, a professor of psychiatry and the director of the Mount Sinai Women's Mental Health Center, is among the people working diligently to get postpartum psychosis included in the DSM-5.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Despite the miserable weather, the planes are flying diligently back and forth.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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