dutifully

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Powlowski also defended the committee against accusations of bias, telling the Star that members have "dutifully listened to both sides".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Thousands of dutifully bundled Dodgers supporters chanted and cheered as their boys in blue notched their 15th victory in 19 games, maintaining momentum in the first game of a 13-consecutive-game stretch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At this, America’s hockey dudes laughed dutifully and dude-ily, unaware of how disgusting people would find this tidbit of locker room talk.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

When George Templeton Strong, a prominent Wall Street attorney, died at 55 in 1875, the New York Tribune’s obituary dutifully listed his gentlemanly contributions to the cultural life of his city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The animals were gone by the time the biologist arrived, but he found some fresh scat, which he dutifully bagged up and dispatched to a U.S.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson