dutifulness

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Noun
  • August 23 – September 22 Clarity matters most today when money or responsibilities come up.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While announcing Jacobson’s hiring, Stagwell said her responsibilities will include expanding ReachTV’s footprint and deepening its content partnerships.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Augustinian tradition emphasizes fraternity, humility, and reflection on our disordered desires.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a lack of humility, a lack of dignity, a lack of understanding of the world, a lack of embracing other perspectives.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 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
  • However, federal law requires that judges review arbitration awards with a high degree of deference and should only vacate them if there’s an extraordinary defect, such as the award was procured by fraud or the arbitrator failed to consider relevant evidence or follow basic legal principles.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This type of deference to the executive, which relies on presidential good faith, now amounts to judicial abdication.
    Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • A lot of this involves watchfulness—noticing what the preferring mind (that is, the editing mind) as put in place, and accepting it, and building upon it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • With calm resolve, the United States and the European Union have each made decisions in recent days showing a firm watchfulness against big-power aggression.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • This constant vigilance requires close observation through a network of ground- and space-based surveillance sensors.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Tan said banks are now operating in an environment where cyber risks are constant and evolving, requiring a mindset of perpetual vigilance.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Apr. 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
  • More evidence is needed to determine if smelling lemon water can significantly increase energy and alertness.
    Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Dogs bred for alertness or reactivity may be more attuned to sound, though this isn’t a hard-and-fast rule.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Dutifulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutifulness. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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