diligence
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“Technology can assist legal practice, but it does not replace an attorney’s duty of competence, diligence, and honesty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Leggett & Platt rejected the offer, but entered a nondisclosure agreement and six-month standstill with Somnigroup to help with the due diligence process and determine whether a deal could be reached.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The financial strength of the conference is part of the reason some private-equity funds have been doing due diligence on the Big Ten, with hopes to invest in the conference itself.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Surrey resumed on the final morning on 169-3, still 47 behind, way behind in the game but in conditions which offered them a way out of trouble if they batted with the required diligence.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Wood, glue, nails, sandpaper: rather than comforting her, the noises and smells of his manic diligence make her more anxious.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Vocabulary lists containing diligence
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
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