zealousness

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His career in elected office began as a county official when he was only 28 years old, and he’s always espoused the political importance of compromise over zealousness.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

It's no use the coaching staff telling the viewing public in post-match interviews that it's over zealousness or the player "will learn from this".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

“The media’s zealousness to report must be balanced with the assurance that the fates of the accused are not predetermined before a jury considers the proof,” Ballin wrote.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2023

He has described his alleged campaign of intimidation as youthful zealousness: “I see now that I may not have shown enough empathy even as I fought to clear my name.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2016

His zealousness, his uncontrolled luxuriance of passion, though partly attributable to his fevered and despondent condition of health, are lacking in dignity.

From The Silent Isle by Benson, Arthur Christopher