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diligently

[dil-i-juhnt-lee] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒənt li /




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Conservative MP Grant shared the letter in which she called Widdecombe "a formidable Parliamentarian" and a "committed public servant" who had "diligently served her communities for 23 years".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Across McElwee’s 50-year career, he has worked intimately without a crew to make sense of his own life by diligently recording it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

So by 1803, Secretary of State James Madison was working diligently to secure peace between the U.S. and Tripoli as quickly as possible.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

The first generation that started saving this way is now approaching retirement, and looking at the stage that comes next, which is spending all the money they’ve diligently saved.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

He was for once without words himself, and he pressed the tobacco diligently into a ball between his thumb and forefinger, and picking up his pipe he fitted the tobacco into the bowl.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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