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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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As many of them see it, a failure by the parliamentary commissioner for standards to come down hard on Farage would make a mockery of plenty of other MPs' diligence.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

“The District takes seriously its responsibility to conduct due diligence when we are made aware of any allegations of wrongdoing and takes appropriate action when necessary.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

And these furtive ads are so prevalent that mere diligence in scrolling or brush-ups on digital literacy aren’t sufficient solutions.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

They say the ships are intentionally skipping the physical inspections and digital due diligence are typically required of legitimate tankers carrying hazardous cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Now, it looked as if my foresight and diligence were about to pay off.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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

From Reuters Apr. 27, 2023

It was one of the line of diligences between Campeachy and Merida, and just arrived from the former place.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by Stephens, John L.

It was small comfort to see the cuttings and fillings-in for the railway which is destined soon to destroy those beastly diligences, and place Rome within two or three hours of its seaport.

From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard

I expedited my journey as well as I could, inquiring everywhere about diligences, and invariably receiving false information.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

We applied at the offices of public and private diligences.

From From the Easy Chair, series 3 by Curtis, George William




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