scrupulously
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“He was a scrupulously superficial man, believing so fervently in the magic of surfaces that his fervor almost passed for profundity,” Mr. Junod writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The CNE called for "patience" as it finishes the count delayed by technical difficulties, and has vowed the end result will "scrupulously respect the popular will."
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
True to their stereotype, Canadians have remained scrupulously polite to the American expats interviewed for this story, but there have been some awkward moments.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
If the end is at hand, why worry too scrupulously over a life or two, or, for that matter, over the functioning of society?
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
From then on he scrupulously avoided contacting either his parents or Carine, the sister for whom he purportedly cared immensely.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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