diligent
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On Tuesday President Lee said that it was "regrettable" that because of a few "loach-like figures who muddy the well water", "the honour and pride of the majority of diligent police officers are being damaged".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The diligent crowd occasionally burst into applause or cheered each other on to keep spirits high.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It took diligent detective work from Ryleigh before we understood what we were seeing," he says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
She has been in Congress for the past seven years, and has made a name for herself as one of its most diligent, intelligent, and effective members.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He had learned these three arts and nothing else during the diligent, assiduous years of his youth.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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