thorough
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Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of Citizens Advice, urged consumers to carry out thorough checks on traders before agreeing to hire them.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
He later ordered a "thorough review of all security aspects of foreign civil aviation to Israel" in response to the incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“However, I support transparency and a thorough investigation into this matter,” Amezcua wrote Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“It’s going to, at the very least, need a complete and thorough inspection.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It was such a thorough burp, and had emerged from such a small subject, that all conversation was momentarily suspended in amazement.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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