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scrupulous

[skroo-pyuh-luhs] / ˈskru pyə ləs /


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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

“He was scrupulous about not interfering in editorial business, but if you turned to him for counsel, he invariably offered judicious advice,” she said in an obituary released Tuesday night by the Newhouse family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Born in Japan’s mountainous Nagano region in 1932, Suzuki’s success with 7-Eleven sprang from a scrupulous attention to detail and an insight into the possibility of software and logistics to give retailers an edge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

“And we always pay scrupulous attention to the views of distinguished scholars.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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