scrupulous

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But that tactic no doubt exists, particularly with the less scrupulous agents out there,” said Andy Panko, a certified financial planner who is tracking IUL policy claims and testing their effectiveness in a continuing project.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

You don’t know them outside of the clips–slash–paid ads, but you feel like you do, which makes it all the more difficult for actually scrupulous journalists and fact-finders to break through and correct the record.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

He meticulously painted beer mugs, pipes, matches, newspapers and other everyday objects, paying scrupulous attention to texture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Growers use blackout curtains to trick the plants into coloring earlier in the fall, but Kobayashi said they have to be scrupulous about keeping the greenhouses completely dark.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

“Your parents aren’t particularly generous with you, are they? But you’re so scrupulous about not borrowing money that it’s rather silly.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt