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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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"Helen Haines is characterised by her kindness, her compassion, her diligence, her intelligence," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

As part of his due diligence before his latest purchase, Moran called up a few mortgage lenders for quotes before he pulled the trigger.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

The institution will also have to undergo an independent review of its programs for monitoring suspicious activity, and on other forms of due diligence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

By neglecting to make individual determinations, the judge wrote, the city “failed to do its due diligence, making its actions arbitrary and capricious.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

So I labored with diligence at my music, in which a court lady must be accomplished.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

One of the due diligences will include on the safety culture in Newcrest mines, the company said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

Once in the early morning, and once again about five o’clock in the evening, were they momentarily galvanised out of their listlessness by the arriving and departing diligences.

From Above the Snow Line by Clinton Thomas Dent

The days when the diligences of Europe drew up before an old-time inn, with the sign of a pewter plate, an écu d'or, a holly branch, or a prancing white horse, have long since disappeared.

From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

The diligences in question were those between Madrid and Seville, and the sum offered for their protection was not objected to, but another difficulty was started.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew

When we alighted at the station two diligences were waiting, one for Pollensa, the other for Alcudia.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd


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