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diligence

[dil-i-juhns] / ˈdɪl ɪ dʒəns /


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Scouts will then complete further diligence on the players to reduce the list to a maximum of about six players.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2026

“You shouldn’t be jumping into this head first without having done really strong due diligence on the products.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The succession panel said it had carried out "due diligence, consultation and adequate consideration" before selecting Kijanangoma, with 19 members signing the resolution.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

A person familiar with Tahnoon’s investment previously told the Journal that the investment wasn’t discussed with Trump during due diligence or afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

To hear the girls from the other dormitories tell it, Miss Lucy’s diligence put her colleagues to shame.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

One of the due diligences will include on the safety culture in Newcrest mines, the company said.

From Reuters Apr. 27, 2023

In that year, and for some little time afterwards, coaches which carried the mails were called diligences or machines, and the coachmen were called machine-drivers.

From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce

I hate travelling at night and I hate diligences.

From Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope

On looking up and down, Rollo saw a great number of bridges crossing this stream, with teams and diligences, and in one place a long troop of soldiers passing over.

From Rollo in Geneva by Jacob Abbott

There is so much travelling into Switzerland now that the diligences are all full.

From Rollo in Geneva by Jacob Abbott




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