dutifulness

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Noun
  • He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Today’s astrology could leave you mentally bouncing between practical responsibilities and the desire to completely escape reality for a few hours.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • That trust grows when leaders listen first, seek understanding before action and demonstrate humility in how decisions are made.
    Hector Colon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Intellectual humility — the willingness to update your beliefs when the machine pushes back, rather than digging in or collapsing entirely.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Censori has the punctiliousness of a Capricorn—her birthday is January 5—but her moon speaks to her artistic, sensitive side.
    Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Judges are obligated to give high deference to arbitrators and are expected to uphold awards so long as the award was not procured by fraud and the arbitrator didn’t fail to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026
  • Years of static budgets, staffing turnover, a culture of industry deference and a sluggish response by federal regulators have left the agency unprepared to address a contamination crisis of this size and scope, said Demonbreun-Chapman and others.
    DYLAN JACKSON, ABC News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
  • In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Traditionally, maintaining vigilance in places like the South China Sea requires constant Naval patrols, which are expensive.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Not fear, but disciplined vigilance.
    Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Carlson-Wee introduces himself to Wood with the sweet docility of a young boy meeting his hero.
    Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The same goes for docility, often characterized as a near neighbor of meekness.
    Timothy J. Pawl, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Bright light in the 2,500-10,000 lux range during the first six hours of a night shift suppresses melatonin and enhances alertness.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
  • Bright light in the 2,500-10,000 lux range during the first six hours of a shift suppresses melatonin and sharpens alertness.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
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“Dutifulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutifulness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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