diligent
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In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
He seems like a nice kid — well-mannered, diligent and hardworking.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 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
“Our detectives are conducting a thorough and diligent investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident,” Police Chief Max Subin said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
“We are diligent in our Title IX compliance. We take this very seriously. There’s no room for mistreating people here.”
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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