dutifulness

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Noun
  • Brands now bear the responsibility of identifying those in control of its creative assets.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Losi added that Kalshi reached out to his team asking Dune to take full responsibility for the decision to pull the datasets corresponding to parlay losses from public view.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • The Wolf’s nudity could be read as a metaphor for his acceptance of his powerlessness, his willingness to listen with humility, and his purity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • The first film in the Thor series sees the god of thunder exiled from his fabled home of Asgard to earth where he is forced to learn humility.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 25 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
  • Murakami didn’t speak after homering Monday in deference to Nishida, but made an exception after Tuesday’s loss.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Loper Bright cut into agency deference last term, but reviewing courts still consider whether an agency’s interpretation is reasonable in light of statutory purpose.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 20 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
  • Maintenance and vigilance are a daily reality for the residents.
    Ian Stokes, Space.com, 24 May 2026
  • Successfully delivering sport mega events is logistically complex and requires a level of vigilance to risk that is both sophisticated and, ideally, action oriented.
    Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 21 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
  • This increases alertness, boosts available energy and temporarily downshifts nonessential functions like digestion.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Ten minutes outside around lunchtime makes a measurable difference in afternoon alertness.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
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“Dutifulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dutifulness. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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