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
After more than a decade of diligence and care, Brodt has helped bring that feral cat population down from around 200 to less than 50.
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Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
What makes finding high-upside high school players possible, Barber said, is diligence from his staff of 30.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In contrast, the teams that are successfully launching and deriving value from AI adoption pair regulatory diligence with best-in-class UX —iterating on plain‑language copy, navigation cues, and visual design alongside patients and clinicians.
—Chase Feiger, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Freedom requires diligence, tenacity, and humility.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 July 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2025
What makes finding high-upside high school players possible, Barber said, is diligence from his staff of 30.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
In contrast, the teams that are successfully launching and deriving value from AI adoption pair regulatory diligence with best-in-class UX —iterating on plain‑language copy, navigation cues, and visual design alongside patients and clinicians.
—Chase Feiger, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Freedom requires diligence, tenacity, and humility.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diligence
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Snyder has since emerged a central figure in efforts to help Power 4 schools include international athletes in the revenue-sharing plans outlined in the House v. NCAA settlement.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The fire suppression efforts involve 48 engines, three water tenders, one helicopter and five hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 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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Today, those same companies pay Espinoza five-figure speaking fees to train and inspire their senior leaders — proof that persistence, when paired with purpose, creates its own path.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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For disillusioned progressives feeling powerless to stop President Trump’s initiatives, La Follette’s career exemplifies the value of rejecting the siren song of frustration and complacency in favor of persistence in pursuing progressive ideals.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
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These higher costs reduce the profitability of domestic businesses across a diverse array of industries including automobiles and pharmaceuticals.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In less than three years, the semi-abandoned farm turned into a revival of St. Lucia’s cacao industry that now supports more than 50 island growers.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors 2025 has been a good year for game releases so far, with a brand-new console in the Switch 2, some big hitters like Monster Hunter Wilds, and plenty of smaller indie releases that have gotten big attention.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The decision to pursue an activity simply for one’s own enjoyment, though, is deeply human—especially at a moment when our time and attention are treated as commodities.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Diligence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diligence. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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