thorough
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“I do think it requires more thorough public scrutiny. ... You just don’t know what you don’t know.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Whether school meals or ultraprocessed foods, these are major policy updates that require thorough review, conversation, and feedback,” the spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Though much of this material will be familiar, Mr. Sebag Montefiore’s account is thorough, bringing events up to the U.S.-Israeli clashes with Iran over the past two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Francesca said the justice system had let a lot of people down, including Karol's five children, the wider family and the jury at the trial who listened to "thorough, onerous and sometimes difficult evidence".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
That evening I had the most thorough bath ever, more thorough than the one I had on my first day at school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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