scrupulous
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Even at Robinhood, one of the least scrupulous brokerages, someone who wants to trade stock options needs to go through at least a nominal approval process.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Snehal Desai’s direction is politically clear-eyed and scrupulous.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
The scrupulous observance of parole by released officers in the early months of the Civil War reads like tales of the age of chivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Nonetheless, the portfolio’s impressive return reminds us of the need to cultivate scrupulous objectivity when digesting the financial news.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
She feared then that he might find some reason to dismiss her, so she had been scrupulous to observe every regulation to the letter.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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