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scrupulous

[skroo-pyuh-luhs] / ˈskru pyə ləs /


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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

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

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

He was scrupulous about the use of his title because, his investigations being so utterly unscientific, he hoped to borrow an air of respectability, even scholarly authority, from his education.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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