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 potential for inconsistency could create a perception of laziness or lack of diligence if officers rely too heavily on AI and don’t conduct thorough reviews.
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Barbara Booth, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This is a unique position with significant responsibility and record keeping that requires diligence and self-management.
—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
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Barbara Booth, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
This is a unique position with significant responsibility and record keeping that requires diligence and self-management.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
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Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday blasted the city over a recent budget cut that has hampered the department’s ongoing firefighting efforts.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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TikTok mounted a last-ditch effort at the Supreme Court on Friday meant to stop a ban of the app set to take effect within days -- but the platform's arguments may have landed with a thud.Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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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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All this leads to the persistence of small pockets of jihadist sympathizers in the West, whether lone wolves or small clusters, who consume (and produce) ISIS propaganda and at times activate themselves to carry out attacks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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But the circulation of artworks to places far removed from their origins, and their persistence beyond the time of their creation, demands that they be seen not only as historical documents but as explorations of pictorial possibility.Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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Biden, 82, pushed through major pieces of legislation to unleash historic infrastructure spending, a resurgence of clean-energy factories and investments in the microchip industry to catch up to China, while also renewing ties with the country's international allies.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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There’s little reason to believe that less exclusivity in the industry is a bad thing.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford said that the Vikings were receiving the Rams’ full attention while the Rams were at the team’s facility in Woodland Hills.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The legal battle over TikTok has attracted unusual attention due to its political and cultural significance.Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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