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dutiful

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


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Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.

From Los Angeles Times

As a dutiful aunt I tried to love all my nieces and nephews equally.

From Literature

For the past two weeks I had kept quiet and played the dutiful daughter.

From Literature

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

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