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dutiful

[doo-tuh-fuhl, dyoo-] / ˈdu tə fəl, ˈdyu- /


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Or a group of high-minded, dutiful, quite-conscientious California voters?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

You’re not returning each object to its rightful home like a dutiful museum docent.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Stick with broad, cheap exposure to the U.S. stock market, and a dutiful allocation overseas, where valuations are at least lower.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The stories that Vivian began to tell only with prodding, in dutiful answer to specific questions, are spilling forth unprompted, one after another, so many that even Vivian seems surprised.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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