as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
through the diligence and ingenuity of a single detective, the gang's ringleader was finally caught
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Recent Examples of diligence
This is a unique position with significant responsibility and record keeping that requires diligence and self-management.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
The spirit brand — named after her great-grandfather, Davis Hogue — homages his diligence as a farmer and moonshiner in the American South during Prohibition.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Dear Eric: Our son received a seven-figure insurance settlement due to our diligence in getting him the best medical care our insurance would afford and a great lawyer.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
This season, the show's diligence over several social media controversies, including Tyler Francis' paternity bombshell, came under scrutiny by fans
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Warning: this post contains spoilers from the Love Is Blind season 7 reunion.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2024
The spirit brand — named after her great-grandfather, Davis Hogue — homages his diligence as a farmer and moonshiner in the American South during Prohibition.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Dear Eric: Our son received a seven-figure insurance settlement due to our diligence in getting him the best medical care our insurance would afford and a great lawyer.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
This season, the show's diligence over several social media controversies, including Tyler Francis' paternity bombshell, came under scrutiny by fans
Comments
Warning: this post contains spoilers from the Love Is Blind season 7 reunion.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
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During the regular 2023 legislative session and in several special sessions that followed, Abbott pushed mightily for legislation to establish a school voucher system but his efforts died in the House amid the stubborn opposition of Democrats and a handful of Republicans.John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Germans were upset that one of the network’s cameras was showing that German sharpshooters had taken positions on the roof above the hostages, threatening to thwart a rescue effort.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
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Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
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Conclusion Transitioning into the data analytics industry requires persistence, curiosity and a commitment to learning.Jay Garcia, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Evidence of cooling inflation or a weakening economy may nudge policymakers toward interest rate cuts, just as the persistence of current conditions could pause rate cuts.Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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When he was arrested, police found a gun and a silencer, a handwritten document that refers to the health care industry and a notebook, officials have said.Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The industry also faces the possibility that Trump will follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, where all three Detroit automakers have factories in Mexico and Canada.Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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But women, in particular, are paying close attention to Trump’s early decision-making.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada got the immediate attention of Ottawa.Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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