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industrious

[in-duhs-tree-uhs] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əs /


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She was one of many authors he wrangled—alcoholic William Faulkner, neurotic Dr. Seuss, industrious James Michener, imperious Philip Roth.

From The Wall Street Journal

But you don’t have to be quite that industrious to pull this off.

From Salon

In other cases, the industrious gizmos recline in circulating baths of fluid, which ferries away the heat they generate, enabling them to function at very high speeds, known as "overclocking".

From BBC

It’s also true that Minnesota’s roughly 80,000-strong Somali community contains many industrious people and good citizens.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leo Damrosch traces Stevenson’s life from sickly student in 19th-century Edinburgh through his enormous literary success—a career characterized by a joyfully industrious work ethic, a love of travel and a sparkling, warm wit.

From The Wall Street Journal